Poor Crazy Asians
You know Crazy Rich Asians? This is Poor Crazy Asians. My grandma played favorites, my dad signed his life insurance over to my uncle days before he died, and my mom was left to raise three kids.
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These are true stories about my family, told to a phone camera. Each one runs about 90 seconds.
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Grandma tried to sell MomWhere the story starts. Six weeks after my dad died, his family tried to sell my mom.Watch on Instagram
Mom hid to have meWhat my mom went through to have me, and what my dad's family did to her next.Watch on Instagram
6-month prognosis. One very high mom.Eight doctors gave my mom six months. That was fifteen years ago.Watch on Instagram
Uncle's $1.50 funeral billEpisode 5. The carrot bill my family remembers from my dad's funeral.Watch on Instagram
Dad's ghost visits uncleEpisode 12. I don't believe in ghosts. My family does.Watch on Instagram
Uncle locks Mom outEpisode 6. The day my dad signed.Watch on Instagram
$16K for a $5K funeralEpisode 9. The insurance sheet, in my uncle's handwriting.Watch on Instagram
Uncle tries to trick Dad's ghostEpisode 13. Where the money went next.Watch on InstagramThe whole story is numbered on my Instagram, starting with the post pinned at the top.
The series
What I’m telling.
The Kind of Dad
My dad died when I was 11, so I grew up without one. Now I have a four-year-old and a two-year-old, and I'm figuring out what kind of dad I am as I go.
Six Months
Eight of the nine doctors we saw gave my mom about six months. That was fifteen years ago, and I've been her caregiver ever since.
The Glass Sneaker Date
Years before I met my wife, I planned one date for whoever turned out to be the right one: oysters, art, and The Last Bookstore in downtown LA. Three women went on it before she did.