I'm Asian American and...

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I'm Asian American and...
Genre Documentary
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersValerie Chow
Stephen Goetsch
Miguel Santos
Running time23 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Production companyThirsty Tiger Television
Release
Original network Myx TV
Original releaseApril 23 (2014-04-23) 
June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25)

I'm Asian American and... is an American reality television series on Asian American cable network Myx TV. It features different stories about Asian Americans who break stereotypes associated with their community. [1] [2] The show is Myx TV's first original reality series. [3] It premiered on April 23, 2014, and concluded on June 25, 2014. [4] [5]

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Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"I Want Reparations for Yellow Fever"April 23, 2014 (2014-04-23)
Comedian Kristina Wong goes on dates with white men who only date Asian girls. [6] [7] [8]
2"I'm a Dating Coach for Virgins"April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)
Cancer survivor Ben Yip enlists dating coach DJ Fuji to help him lose his virginity. [9]
3"I'm a Living Doll"May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)
Lolita fashion designer Cyril Lumboy discusses her struggles as a constant target of cyber-bullying. [10] [11]
4"I'm Not Sure If I'm Really Asian"May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)
Rapper Tristan Starchild takes a genetic test to find out what his ethnicity is. [12]
5"I'm a Triplet"May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
High schooler Tyler struggles being the only sibling in his family without autism. [1]
6"I Fight Human Trafficking"May 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)
A Thai-American lawyer sheds light into the fight against human trafficking in the United States. [13]
7"B*****s Love Me"June 4, 2014 (2014-06-04)
Dog walker Enrique Gamboa quits corporate America to focus on taking care of dogs. [14]
8"I'm Gender Queer"June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11)
Ali Santos discusses the struggles of being gender queer. [15] [16]
9"I'm a Blonde"June 18, 2014 (2014-06-18)
Hollywood stylist Phu Styles pursued her dreams of being in the fashion industry much to the consternation of her traditional Vietnamese parents.
10"I'm an Entertainment Ninja"June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25)
Radio personality Manny Guevara discusses his experience as a Filipino American trying to make it in the entertainment industry. [17]

Awards and nominations

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