New critic's notebook from inkookang: NoraFromQueens takes a few episodes to settle into a groove, but its depiction of an Asian American family defined by unconditional acceptance — rather than intergenerational tension — feels groundbreaking
, Awkwafina's Billie had a mutually doting but strictly hierarchical relationship with her grandmother. In contrast, Nora and her foul-mouthed grandma are often in cahoots. And unlike in most family sitcoms, Nora isn't there to learn life lessons from her elders. She lives to have fun, ideally in the form of masturbation benders.
In contrast to the reserved, impenetrable, or controlling Asian American parents we've become accustomed to seeing on screen, the Lin family is strikingly affectionate. Nora's dad's nickname for his only child, even when she drives him up the wall, is "princess." Her grandmother tells her without reservation, "I'm so proud of you" and "you could never disappoint me.
And while Chinn's raunchy grandma often strains credulity, it's worth noting how well the show nails its characters' assimilation without deracination. The Lins' living situation, with three generations under one roof, is one I myself grew up with. In the third episode , we see the Chinese-American community supporting its members .
The Lins, in their relative Americanization and vocal devotion to one another, may not be a typical Asian American family. But they're a celebration of the kind of close-knit Asian Americans found in the millions across the country — a family in which members simply enjoy each other's company.
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