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Eddie Huang is my modern day Bruce Lee, like Bruce Lee he is a philosopher. He embraces and promotes the idea that we need to identify ourselves not by race but by our personal identity.

For those that do not know who Eddie Huang is he is a Hip Hop head, sneaker freak, pot smoking, lawyer, Video Host, Published Writer, Restaurant owner and all round bad ass mofo.

I originally discovered him through videos posted on Youtube by Vice Productions, The segment called Fresh off the Boat takes you to other countries and cities and educates you on the food AND the culture.  All of course in his unique way, he's blunt, honest and not afraid to offend but at the end of it you can't help but like the guy.

Reading his book Fresh off the Boat reminded me of my childhood, the physical punishment, always being told what to do for my future, who to associate with. Heck I didn't realize the chicken feather duster* was actually used for cleaning until the age of 15.

*(Commonly used as an attitude adjuster in Chinese households)

I just never felt like anything I did was good enough, imagine what the world would be like if our culture nurtured creativity and independent thought?

In the book he talks of his early trouble with the law, racism, bullies, but mostly how through all the years of adversity food was always a staple for him. His thoughts on ethnic foods relate much to how we should feel about ourselves, our shit is good enough! Forget all this fusion and catering to peoples palettes, it's up to people to catch up.

Hats off to Eddie for being his own man and sharing his story, hopefully it inspires the uninspired to live life trying to find what makes themselves unique and most importantly happy.

To get a better idea of his persona check out this link to his Talk at the Big Omaha Conference: