>> in "fresh off the boat," an asian-american story centers the narrative, as opposed to being, like, the butt of the joke. >> class, i would like you all to give a warm welcome to hon-gi -- >> yeah, call me eddie. >> thank god. >> it's about an asian-american family that moves from a multicultural city to a very white, suburban town. >> hi, welcome to the neighborhood. i'm deirdre. this is amanda. this is samantha. >> it was a really good window into how mainstream culture could feel strange to somebody else. >> "fresh off the boat" made a major impact in proving, to the industry, that a show like this can be successful. >> still, to this day, i get people on the street who come up to me in tears saying how meaningful it was seeing themselves represented.