@erinasimon
Instagram · Vlog
@erinasimon I’m Black but grew up around my Chinese family. Whether we had dim sum on Saturdays or received red envelopes for Chinese New Year… This is just one of many stories behind my multicultural family ✨❤️ [Black, Puerto Rican, Chinese, Asian, Chinese family, multicultural, mixed, Chinese new year, family story] #culture #identity #family #chinese #black
Performance
Video #26088 · Vlog
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The creator tells the personal story of how she, a Black child, was welcomed into her mother's new partner's Chinese family after her parents' divorce. She uses a montage of old family photos and recent clips to narrate her journey from initial distrust to feeling fully accepted, highlighting cultural experiences like dim sum and Chinese New Year, and concludes by expressing gratitude for her blended family.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 35%
i'm black
Verbal hook · 50%
I'm black, but grew up in a Chinese family.
Visual hook · 15%
A vintage family photograph showing a diverse group of people, including the young creator, which immediately establishes the theme of a multicultural family.
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
An 'Identity Paradox' statement that presents a surprising or contradictory personal situation, creating immediate curiosity.
Payoff
A 'Reflective Call to Action' where the narrator expresses a newfound realization or intention based on the story, providing an emotionally resonant and forward-looking conclusion.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Found Family Arc
To tell a personal story of overcoming initial skepticism or outsider status to find belonging in an unexpected place, using specific cultural rituals as proof of integration.
The Foundational Disruption
Establishes the initial state of vulnerability and introduces the external element or person that catalyzes the story's central conflict.
The Voiced Skepticism
Articulates the protagonist's internal doubt, fear, or resistance, defining the emotional barrier that must be overcome.
The Pivot
A concise, powerful statement or action that directly subverts the protagonist's negative expectation and shifts the narrative from conflict to resolution.
The Ritual of Integration
Provides a specific, tangible example of a recurring activity or tradition that demonstrates the gradual process of acceptance and belonging.
The Symbolic Acceptance
Highlights a singular, powerful moment or gesture that serves as undeniable proof of full inclusion, often using a culturally significant symbol.
The Long-Term Validation
Jumps forward in time to the present day to confirm that the acceptance was permanent and has had a lasting positive effect.
The Internal Transformation
Explicitly states the protagonist's emotional shift from feeling like an outsider to feeling like a true member of the group.
I’m Black but grew up around my Chinese family. Whether we had dim sum on Saturdays or received red envelopes for Chinese New Year… This is just one of many stories behind my multicultural family ✨❤️ [Black, Puerto Rican, Chinese, Asian, Chinese family, multicultural, mixed, Chinese new year, family story] #culture #identity #family #chinese #black
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i'm black
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in a chinese family
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my parents divorced
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and my mom
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i didn't trust him
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he wouldn't stay
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but he did
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every saturday
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that's where
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dropping every
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while his mom
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slid another
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toward me
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and my first
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red envelope
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she gave her
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real grandkids
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26 years later
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they still
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call me family
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feeling like
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and felt like
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one of their own
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i don't think
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thank you out loud
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maybe it's time
I'm black, but grew up in a Chinese family. My parents divorced when I was five, and my mom started dating this guy named Tom. I didn't trust him at first because I thought he wouldn't stay, but he did. Every Saturday, we had dim sum with his family. That's where I learned how to use chopsticks, dropping every dumpling while his mom slid another metal basket toward me. And my first Chinese New Year, she gave me a red envelope, the same one she gave her real grandkids. Twenty six years later, they still call me family. I stopped feeling like the extra kid and felt like one of their own. And honestly, I don't think I ever said thank you out loud. Maybe it's time I did.