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But that doesnt describe the acute embarrassment I felt alongside reluctant recognition while watching one particular scene inBoogie.
What about Yao Ming carrying the flag at the Olympics?
Not American, his dad points out.
That girl who designed the Vietnam War memorial?
The pressure is on Boogie because his family cant afford to pay for school otherwise.
Its powerful enough in Huang that he never really grew out of it.
She has to remind him that she contends with her own racial trauma.
Its not a scene about seeking common ground; its a one-directional demand for acknowledgement of pain.
