"Honey Nut Cheerios" - a poem about growing up asian-american
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- This isn't my usual content so skip if ur not into poetry :P This is poetry video I made for a contest and I felt like uploading it here too :) okbye
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This is how he got into Stanford
By being...
ASIAN
BEGONE KNEECAPS are you sure about that
@@begonekneecaps1072 No. It’s harder for people of Asian decent. He got in by being a good writer.
@@begonekneecaps1072 it’s harder for Asians to get in. Don’t perpetuate the model minority myth
😬😬🤐
My lactose intolerance is activated just by watching this.
But in all seriousness... this is awesome. And even being half-asian I relate to all of this, it's crazy.
ColletteisaBear same
Yeah, I actually feel most of this too. "That dry yellow surrounded by the much better white part" is like... Bruh I'm not white but I don't want to feel like I don't belong just because I'm not like the majority, yeah?
Man, people tak about how cool being mixed is but it really sucks you just get the stigmas of both sides while not knowing how you should act
Imagine relating as a half Asian yet being an Asian no one is familiar with or related too.
This is beautifully written and presented.
i don’t get why this video still didn’t blow up more, it’s one of the best i have ever seen on ytb
Ngl soggy cereal is the only cereal I enjoy eating. Dry cereal cuts up and scratches my mouth easily
...Why does this represent my life so... simply...
I can’t with the dramatic end😂🤩
I didn't expect this to be so
D e e p
I'm getting anxiety from the soggy cereal!
this hit close to home too much :(
Applause applause
Love this
Love love love
Bro i prefer soggy cereal
I love soggy cereal
Wow. Also korean is so beautiful but a pain to learn D:
I live in Asia at the moment.
All my Asian friends think I’m too American and one of them always comments on my “Witch nose”. They don’t try to be mean, but they just don’t understand me that much. Sorry for commenting this just had to get it off my chest.
Honey Nut Cheerio needs to sponsor this video ~ so touching. I am touched
ew stop touching me
Bro you mad smarts like I would of never thought about an analogy like that 😭
Stacy Mendes Sanches mood lmfaoo
Ikr
This is a whole college essay that would immediately get you into Stanford again. Amazing.
Moral of the story:
Whitewashing is horrible, and this is the time where _self-acceptance_ comes in.
Periodt
We should have analysed this for English lit instead
PapaJohn’sstudio ! 💀💀
Fr they got me fucked up analysing Frankenstein’s zombie ass.
whAt is The THemE oF yhIs pEOM Nad hOW Does It-
This is awesome
PapaJohn’sstudio ! Epic
I see where the Stanford knowledge comes from... this is real shi
Schyler Kwon why
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Right?
Is that an Asian language pun, or am I just over-thinking the shi?
THIS IS AMAZING FOR ANYONE WHO GROWS UP AS A MINORITY
L straight facts bro they act like we’re the only people in the world that are able to chose our skin color like it’s a fucking lotto ticket win. I’m sorry I was born white, I’m sorry some white people are completely assholes, That’s not me I’m not just white
L in america white people r not the minority. but in other countries yes.
L
They said minority not just colored people. You are assuming that they were being rude to white people when they didn’t say a thing about color
I'm half Chinese in Britain but honestly it's never been an issue. no one cares that I'm not white and they are not privileged for being white... guess I'm just lucky to have nice peers
Christian Byers he says “surrounded by white” meaning he felt like a minority in his community.
As someone who was bullied for being Asian in middle school,this hit hard.
I don't see why kids should bully others. Do they grow up without any exposure to other races and cultures? Do they not watch tv or read books? Do their parents not tell them that there are many different people? With different sexualities, religions, ethnicities? How can they be so uninformed? I am so sorry that you and other people had to go through this
@@dari2084 Preach🙏
This hit so close to home... I used to throw away the food my mum made because all the white kids said it smelt and my mum spent so much time making it for me. I had a period of time where I wanted to be white so bad I never used to tell my mum about parents evening because I was embarrassed. I was such a messed up kid
sooyoung u had the wrong people around u. Just tell them to stfu and move on. I'm Asian and I get teased u just gotta fight back, show that u can stand up for urself and then people will respect u and leave u alone
ITS MIDDLE SCHOOL JESUS EVERYONE WAS AN ASSHOLE
At least he’s gonna have strong bones
>.> myth; drinking too much milk can actually weaken one's bones and lead to increased risk of bone damage and deterioration
My Asian parents be like
Malia can confirm
Malia thank you!
And be tall lol
did not expect to relate this hard
Finn can you not
Finn, wouldn’t you want to be white if you saw how they weren’t getting called racial slurs? There’s no need to call someone a cuck for wanting that. I go to a majority white, ignorant, private school, but I’m lucky enough to have a group for kids of color and teachers of color that get it. I wish every school, no matter the age, had a support group like that. And before u say “oh, elementary school is too young what prejudice will they face,” when I was three, I was told I couldn’t come to a party (by another 3 year old) because I was black. Imagine having to explain to your 3 year old child why their race was the sole reason why they couldn’t come to a party. I’ve had to mature way faster than most of my classmates and friends because I don’t have the luxury of being treated like everyone else. I have to deal with the fact that I’ll probably get racially profiled at some point in my life. So again, can you really blame him for wanting to be white at one point in his life?
@Finn you are embarrassing
@Finn dumb
I can relate - with Cocoa Puffs of course. Nice vid man 👏🏿
Edward Vonjoe so TRUE
Edward Vonjoe but doesnt the milk turn black
AJ PISCOPO have you ever seen the milk turn black
AJ PISCOPO “white people like the culture but hate the history; become tan and pretend there black when they were once white.”
I can relate with fruit loops
mom: "what happened to all our cheerios"
me: "MOM PLEASE IM TRYING TO DEFEAT THE PATRIARCHY"
not really the patriarchy, more like racist biases. but go off i guess.
i think u mean imperialism? colonisation? internalised racism?
@john son honestly i think this was just a case of the commenter not actually knowing what the word mean and thinking patriarchy means something related to "majority of society" and using it to sound smart, no need to get so offended.
@john son leave it be man. judging by the profile pic and the username baconator 28 this may very well be a kid, and you know what they say about bullying kids on the internet.
@john son idk when calling a kid a bitch cuz of their misuse of a word not bullying
Damn now I understand why you are at Stanford this is amazing
was anyone worried for the cereal to get soggy
aye
@@lavanya-wo5gj thats my name wh
I love when they soggy..... whats wrong with me
@@yarencevher9452 I also like my cereal soggy
@@mint8789 i hope we wont go to hell
“Because, after all, nobody likes soggy cereal.” Wow.
I do🙄
I grew up eating soggy cereal so I don’t like crunchy cereal lol
“lightly golden...and surrounded by white”
i never liked something so fast
this actually helped me write my college essay and I'll tell y'all if I get in
Edit 1: JUST GOT ACCEPTED INTO BALL STATE UNIVERSITY. Not the most prestigious school but I’m still happy I got in.
Edit 2: Got accepted into IU Kokomo as well, don’t remember applying but we take those.
Edit 3: I JUST GOT ACCEPTED TO WABASH COLLEGE MY FIRST CHOICE WITH A 23.000 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP THANKS ARPI
how funny would it be if i dropped out lol
so i did end up dropping out of my first choice college. turns out i’ve had adhd this whole time and i’ve been struggling coming to terms with it. i’ve recently enrolled into a community college, medicated, and i currently have a 4.0 with a sophomore status. i’ll be on track for my RN december of next year
I wanna know🙌🏾
I'll be staying by this comment.
Lemme know
Need to know
Want to know
Agree except for one thing: the yolk is definitely the best part of the egg
FuzzyWuzzyHadHair Yeah, but only if you cook it right.
As a kid tho you like the white part better😭
Nahhh
@@nothx6420 if that's true then i was weirder than i already was
I used to hate the White thing. Loved the yellow though ;-;
I thought this was gonna be a Honey nut Cheerios appreciation video but it turned out to be some real shit
awww this poem is great, it's so deep even though you're just using cheerios
The yolk is the best part not gonna lie. Especially when it isn't cooked all the way
ifkr
Carrivel Crib
sunny side up? nah.
Yess
Carrivel Crib I hate eggs 😅
Mmm, raw Asian Americans
came here to have a laugh now, I'm leaving feeling depressed
man you should write a poem book
I hope you win the contest 🥣
You get all the finger snaps! 💐💐💐🥀
There is nothing wrong with being darker than any one 🤙🏾❤️
"so the status and privilege would all seep through the cracks of my fiber" i felt that in my non existent soul
*existant soul
Flix Helix *existent
@@vikgetman2180 Im glad we could both correct each other. (Btw you have an existent soul. Not a non existent one. Well souls havent been proven but you know)
Being Indian, this hits home for me😔
joons dimples same
Same
Same
first what need to be done is abolish those adverts for "fairness treatment". they r making money off of the Indians' internalised racism...
+1
Damn, this story's just getting deeper every second
all I could think about while watching this was that the Cheerios were getting soggy lol
K boto yesss thank YOUU
Yes same
Thank you sir
Its a metaphore
SAME LOL
Wow this made me think about how much I make fun of myself for being Asian 😭😭😭 thank you 🙏
Me too...I still remember the “Asians eat dogs” comment back in 9th grade...words hurt.
wow.. this perfectly captures the struggle of wanting to blend in with your seemingly better surrounding so much that you denounce your personal surrounding which is so pointless in the end. beautiful :>
“I poured my dreams in that cereal”
I'm black and this described my childhood way too accurately
I love coco puffs❤❤❤❤❤
Can we keep one thing about Asians for once
@@fiisshuhooks3566 shut up
@@fiisshuhooks3566 sorry, i just wanted to say that it is so good that a lot of people can relate. Didn't want to change the main focus 😬
@@MissVampire5 sorry if i sounded rude, its fine.
I love this so much. As a black girl who goes to a predominantly white school, I really related to this. Thank you for sharing your art w/ us Arpi ❤️
You're super super pretty!!
Uhm this is about Asians tho so like how can you relate...
@@fiisshuhooks3566 any minority could relate to this
Flissfloss Bob Ross it’s about being asian in america, but any sort of minority can relate to feeling isolated and feeling the need to relate to the majority, losing one’s own heritage.
@@fiisshuhooks3566 lol wtf???
This is so deep..
I had to listen twice to realise that this is not just a funny cereal video
It's a description of my life
this is beyond amazing
as a japanese person who grew up in the states, i relate to this so so much
i’ve felt these words in my mind but it’s never really been expressed before
so thank you
can they just invent cereal that doesn’t get soggy already 😩
edit: sorry that was so random, loved this vid😚♥️
RAVON omg Ravon 😫🤭
bruh
this is actual art, and so beautiful. arpi you are amazing, keep doing what you're doing.
Please make more videos like this!!! It's so relatable and inspiring
im so fortunate to go to a diverse school where my race is appreciated and accepted
And colleges look at your school and say "...to many Asians, they're all wealthy so they'll just go to another college *rejects*"
.....i attend an underfunded charter school and by “diverse” i meant many different poc 💀💀
Lol aw I believe in you though! But there's a lot of competitive districts near colleges like mine where the school is 80% asian and schools consider us with higher expectations because we're all asian, even if our district is out performing some of the best private schools in the nation so.......affirmative action
yea, i hate the idea of affirmative action but i cant really oppose it. like its bringing hardworking students of color who maybe grew up in poorer schools with a lesser quality education available, giving them opportunities that they wouldnt have gotten due to institutionalized racism in the system, but it also does it at the cost of hardworking, middle-class asian students. theres too many students aiming for the same school and unfortunately, some of us wont get in. i dont think it will ever be fair, because between affirmative action and rich dumbasses bribing schools, our spots will be filled before we can even apply. i hope we can both get into our dream schools
There are some international schools in Asia where Asians are minority’s
This is the plight for poc. We aren’t making this up.
DAYUM, this is so well versed. And the analogy is insanely clever and spot on though it may sound silly when it comes to thought. Simplicity does wonders.
*I don't know about y'all but I love soggy cereal :O*
Same
Same brother
Helps me with my braces problems
@@kekw3268 OMG SAME
I can’t stand wet food
Completely. Relatable. Thank you, Arpi.
From Korean American to Korean American, thank you.
i grew up with this same mindset but im proud of who i am today :) loved this
Wow, this was so deep..and that ending, wow. I admit I didn't know the struggle. I grew up in a relatively accepting country of different ethnicities, but still this hit me hard. I have had times where I have felt less than, as I'm also Asian by South Asian descent. I hope you've learned to love yourself from those times and that it made you stronger.
Wow mindblown rly this is the quality content I signed up for
This was deep, did not expect it but was pleasantly surprised, good job man! Keep going!
Your words are so powerful. Pls most more of this stuff!
damn this is really not what i was expecting but it’s so much better
This was beautiful I’m so happy nobody in our school is bullied for their race, I live in Puerto Rico where white, black, Asian, it’s all the same to us.
Absolutely love this! You've voiced relatable/raw emotions through such a unique analogy. Hope you win the contest Arpi!
extraordinary. bravo, arpi. that was beautiful.
thank you for sharing this piece, its amazing. seriously.
that analogy 👌🔥🔥 great job with the poem though!
I never knew Cheerios could be so deep
Who's here after watching "A poem about the Midwest"
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Edit: The title was " Ode to Ope " earlier
Damn...this hits hard. Bro I love this and keep inspiring others. ❤
Well now asian culture is spreading heavy now like a wild fire
Some people eat the cheerios on their own, they don't always need milk to be their best flavour
This is way to deep for my liking
Please make more
I have never been so touched by a poem about cereal
Pleasantly surprised that my favorite cereal could be so internally complex. Enjoyed everything about this. Really pulled me into your shoes. Bravo.
This is my favorite poem from now on. You are really talented and Stanford recognized it. Lucky for them. Thank you for making and sharing this wonderful poem.
i totally relate to what the poem is saying. always wanting to be better, be paler, be whiter. always wanting something that was forever out of reach. something that i believed i could reach if i just tried harder. got better grades. didn't talk "ghetto". didn't listen to "hood" music. didn't wear weaves. it was something that made me shun my own people, desperately wanting to be accepted by the more "desirable" others. something that took hold of me as a young child and, unfortunately, sunk its claws into my spirit for years to come.. only recently have i started to realize the true value of my uniqueness. a slow journey that i started, a journey seeking the the truth. the truth in the value of my people, in my heritage, in my community, in my culture, in my color.
so, yeah.. that got a lot deeper than i meant it to, but... the fact that you were able to encapsulate all of these swirling, intangible emotions that plague every kid trying to find their color among a blank, white page through just a bowl of cereal... is honestly amazing. you have a gift. thank you for sharing it with us. love you, your message, and your videos.
😱 I am offended
Soggy cereal is the best
YES!
I. A G R E E.
YESSSS
How can anyone be disgusted by soggy cereal, it's literally the only wait I eat mine
y’all are beasts. Soggy cereal is d I s g u s t I n g
First and this video is pleasing to watch
Edit: this poem is just... Wow.
Ugh yea exactly the reason you're at Standford...its just one of the best analogy I've heard so far
This is brilliant and beautiful, it truly touched my heart. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings through this beautiful poem. It seems that no matter how much the world changes and how much open minded people are becoming, there will always be people who suffer because of their color and race. You are a smart young man, and you used your experience and suffering to create art, I truly respect that. Keep writing, growing and thinking. Subscribed.
I like sogy serial...
But really dude, I almos cried.
I had very high expectations because I love Honey Nut Cheerios, and I am so happy to say that this video met my expectations
Facts! As another Korean American, thank you for making this!
Being Asian makes me feel like I’m from Asia
This had to be a school project. We all
love Arpi but we all know this is too much effort for a UA-cam vid from him😂
I LOVE YOU SO MUCHNSMSKDLDLS💕😍
this isn't Stanford's "Arpi Park" , but Arpi's" Stanford
I cant relate I’m asian but people always think I’m Columbia’s but I’m mainly Filipino/white but I’m also Pacific Islander and somewhat japanese so.. 🤦🏽♀️ and people also think I’m Latina some times
I’m an asian American and I’ve never gotten bullied for being Asian
wow never knew cheerios is very intellectual now I want one
Arpi: *pours his heart into a masterfully crafted poem that is extremely personal and evocative to him*
Me: Heh heh, choked on the milk...
I really enjoy your poetry! I hope you’re able to post more in the future :)
damn, this almost made me cry. sooo amazing~
2:13 Why did you choke on the milk? just drink normally sheeesh
ig this is the essay that got you into stanford
it really feels like a birthday present Arpi made me (since uploaded in my birthday) yet i was too late to realize. Thank you for making such a decent meaningful poet! i would be happily standing on the frontline if one day you have this project or whatever work you are working which include words and volunteer hehe okbye