NOW, YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF
BOOKS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW YOU FROM
YOUR FIRST BOOK WHICH IS "FRESH
OFF THE BOAT" MADE INTO A SERIES
ON ABC.
>> YES
(APPLAUSE)
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A NEW ONE
CALLED DOUBLE-CUP LOVE, FULL OF
FAMILY, FOOD AND BROKEN HEARTS
IN CHINA.
YOU WENT TO CHINA TO COOK
CHINESE FOR CHINESE PEOPLE?
>> YES, I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT
MY FAMILY'S MIGRATION FROM CHINA
TO TAIWAN TO AMERICA.
I THOUGHT, CAN I GO BACK AND BE
CHINESE AND GO BACK TO THE
MOTHERLAND?
I WENT ON THE STREETS OF CHINA
AND WE COOKED CHINESE FOOD FOR
CHINESE PEOPLE.
EVERYONE WANTED ITALIAN FOOD.
IN CHINA THEY KNOW ME AS THE
HUMAN PIZZA HUT.
THEY SAY, YOU'RE AMERICAN, YOU
MUST BE ABLE TO MAKE SPAGHETTI
AND MEATBALLS.
I SAY, YES, BUT I WANT TO COOK
FOR YOU THE CHINESE FOOD I MAKE
IN AMERICA AND SEE IF THIS IS
ACCURATE.
>> Stephen: DID IT PAST
MUSTER?
THEY LOVED IT BUT THEY SAID WE
CAN DEFINITELY SEE WHERE THIS
COMES FROM IN OUR CULTURE, THE
ROOTS ARE IN CHINA, BUT
UNDOUBTEDLY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
KEEP THINKING ABOUT WHETHER YOU
ARE CHINESE, YOU ARE CHINESE.
WHEREVER YOU ARE, JAMAICAN,
PUERTO RICAN OR CHINESE AND
YOU'RE BORN IN AMERICA YOU'RE
PART OF IT.
YOU CAN'T BE DISCONNECTED.
WHATEVER YOU DO, IT IS CHINESE
OR JAMAICAN OR PUERTO RICAN, BUT
IT'S IN YOUR OWN VOICE.
I THINK THAT WAS THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL THING IS I CAN'T HELP
BUT BE IT.
