In response to the call for Asian parents to embrace passions beyond the STEMs, I think part of their fixation on demonstratively lucrative professions is their own experience as first generation immigrants growing up in economic hardship. They envision that, through their own hard work in blue collar jobs, they give their child the opportunity to be a rich doctor or engineer. And I think it creates an unbreachable rift when said child values ideals that cannot be bought by money. So, while a minimum amount of income is desirable, any more than that won't satisfy them because more money can't buy what they want. My family, when they came over, was told America was the "Golden Mountain" where anyone can be rich if they so desired. 1) No. 2) For some people, there are more important things than to be rich. But the fixation on money is a barrier to this understanding. That's particularly salient for me right now as Lunar New Year approaches and the realization that many of our salutations and our taboo behaviors all seem to fixate on wealth. "Kung hei fat choi! Don't eat congee on New Year's, 'cos that's what poor people eat. Don't sweep the house 'cos you're sweeping your wealth out the door." Hell, to the point made here, "Crazy Rich Asians" is an embarrassment of wealth.
I am a fan of Viet Thanh Nguyen! Thank you Vu Tran & Google Talks for this great talk!
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Humanistic, humorous and deep conversation - a wonderful representation of their culture and of "plenitude"!
Love Vu Tran as the interviewer……can someone give more info on his background
In response to the call for Asian parents to embrace passions beyond the STEMs, I think part of their fixation on demonstratively lucrative professions is their own experience as first generation immigrants growing up in economic hardship. They envision that, through their own hard work in blue collar jobs, they give their child the opportunity to be a rich doctor or engineer. And I think it creates an unbreachable rift when said child values ideals that cannot be bought by money. So, while a minimum amount of income is desirable, any more than that won't satisfy them because more money can't buy what they want. My family, when they came over, was told America was the "Golden Mountain" where anyone can be rich if they so desired. 1) No. 2) For some people, there are more important things than to be rich. But the fixation on money is a barrier to this understanding.
That's particularly salient for me right now as Lunar New Year approaches and the realization that many of our salutations and our taboo behaviors all seem to fixate on wealth. "Kung hei fat choi! Don't eat congee on New Year's, 'cos that's what poor people eat. Don't sweep the house 'cos you're sweeping your wealth out the door."
Hell, to the point made here, "Crazy Rich Asians" is an embarrassment of wealth.
Love your perspective and so agree with you
i am a vietnamese. and i am pround of two people in this video. Also they are vietnamse -american not vietnamese ;)
Why are you proud of other vietnamese ? I admire them, Im not proud of them.
@@luandao8874 However, they appear in talk at google. But you have real all of my answer, just a joke. Dont too serious man.haha
good morning!
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