An adopted Chinese girl discovers a Chinese buffet doesn't serve 'real Chinese food'. | Lucky Girl

is esther chinese yeah she is when did you get her actually it was eight years ago exactly today we're gonna have a little celebration tonight for dinner so i'm excited she is a very lucky girl you must have had a buddha oh no we're just so blessed to have her in our lives uh how do you like the navel for the sofa you know we really love it i think she's really enjoying it and fitting in well and look she's already making friends okay let me grab the picture oh cute hey esther honey we gotta go i have to run some errands before dinner tonight come on if yeah okay i can take care of her for a while oh really are you sure you want to stay for a little bit okay all right that'd be great thank you so much where are you going for dinner today we're gonna go to that big chinese buffet we've been wanting to try it since we moved here esther well actually all of us really love chinese food your shoes here you go mom where did you put my stuff again esther don't judge that mom wouldn't be happy it's kind of sacred do you know what sacred means it's like in christianity the cross or i don't know just don't touch that is esther you want to help make dumplings then bring it and then you have alex okay bye okay do you like making dumplings i taught iris how to make it but she's still not good at it i have my own ways of folding it mom my mom taught me how to make dumplings when i was at your age it's simple and delicious will come to my house next time i make you some real chinese food i don't know about you guys but i'm ready to eat a ton of chow mein oh come on i'm sure the restaurant here has more than just jelly i'm sure they do but i love it so much you look really pretty today sweetie look the same to me [Music] [Music] um just 12 us oh sorry right this way [Music] where are you it's a great place you know oh it's pretty you have a very beautiful daughter oh thank you you're turning eight today she's actually nine but um today is her gotcha day it's the day that we met her in china oh god have it so it's a very important day for you just like a birthday dear heavenly father thank you so much for bringing our beautiful girl esther to us eight years ago today we are so blessed to have her in this family lord you had a beautiful plan for her even before she was born we trust that you will guide her every step of the way lord we also pray that as we celebrate esther's gotcha day our family will be able to love each other more and grow together as one lord please bless this delicious chinese food on the table in jesus name amen you want one i won i got three i like this one okay you know what not everything is a competition why don't you say it how's everything paste it's really good thank you you know how you like it sweetie sweetie what's wrong i thought you liked this i'll take it if you don't want it hey hey get your hands off your sister's plate um excuse me yes have you tried it it's quite good why don't you give it a try yeah come on this is your sister's night i just wanted a negro you should know how lucky you are to have good family like this always be grateful this morning a lot thank you but i wonder what is going to be for dessert we have a surprise for you hey gotcha look at that wow [Music] watch it oh my god would you like to have a family photo yeah that would be great thank you so much here let me turn it on okay there that's the button okay one two three smile [Music] be careful do not touch it you have to blow it off first oh you're gonna get it happy birthday to you [Music] you

Channel: Omeleto

Views: 267,012

Keywords: lucky girl, drama short film, omeleto

Id: PNoS4kr9Z1U

Length: 11min 8sec (668 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 02 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/Fanuary]

Sharing because I want to hear what other people think about this short film about transracial adoptees being exposed to a Americanized version of their own ethnic culture.

I think the American family is trying their best to give this girl a good life in the U.S. I have no doubt that actual families that adopt foreign children want nothing but the best for their children. But at the same time, I feel as though there is a social responsibility to expose them to the culture of their ethnic background given how they will forever be perceived by others as Asian in public. In other words, I think they need to try harder.

I’m not adopted, but I grew up in a town where there were not many Asian people. I desperately wanted to be white and even believed it as a kid. Even though I came home to a Chinese family, the dichotomy between the eastern culture I was raised with and the western culture I experienced outside the home created a lot of identity issues for me as a child. It only makes me wonder how transracial adoptees in these situations may feel in these situations.

I feel sympathetic on all sides here.

[u/cranekicked]

It's extremely challenging to tell a whole story in such a short amount of time and this film did an excellent job, from the writing to acting to post production. I certainly felt all the emotions Esther was feeling.

[u/LEJ5512]

Oof.

Was the writer-director, Sidi Wang, giving her own experience?