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With the majority of the cast not being Korean American, their ability to speak Korean was limited, and none of All-American Girl's directors, writers, or producers were Korean American, though the writing staff included two Asian American writers and a Korean consultant was also hired.
All-American Girl: Created by Gary Jacobs. With Margaret Cho, Amy Hill, Jodi Long, Clyde Kusatsu. Follows the culture clashes that occurred between a traditional Korean mother and her fully-Americanized daughter.
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- 1994-09-14
- Comedy
- 30
Dec 5, 1994 · After only a handful of episodes of “All- American Girl,” ABC’s new sitcom about a Korean American family starring comedian Margaret Cho, some Asian Americans, particularly Korean Americans,...
Sep 28, 2021 · The show was pulled after 19 episodes, and many scholars have critiqued the show’s representation of Korean-Americans and Asian-Americans in the years since, but few have investigated the show as a first-generation American narrative.
- Charisse L’Pree Corsbie-Massay
- clcorsbi@syr.edu
- 2021
Mar 19, 2019 · The only mainstream show featuring a Korean-American family in the ‘90s that bore any resemblance to mine was All-American Girl starring Margaret Cho. It aired for one season only from...
- Anne Vorrasi
Margaret Cho on the groundbreaking and controversial aspects of All-American Girl-- the first representation of a Korean American family on U.S. primetime television
Feb 12, 2021 · All-American Girl had just been canceled after a single season following backlash from the Korean American community, and she was struggling to feel confident in her own skin. Below, Cho...
