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All-American Girl is an American television sitcom starring Margaret Cho. The series aired on ABC from September 14, 1994, to March 15, 1995. [1] It was loosely based on Cho's own experiences growing up in a Korean American family in San Francisco.
Sep 28, 2021 · The show itself hinged on the juxtaposition of Margaret Kim’s (all) American-ness compared to prior generations’—specifically her mother’s and grandmother’s—lack of American-ness, effectively synthesizing my own experiences despite not identifying as Korean-American or Asian-American.
- Charisse L’Pree Corsbie-Massay
- clcorsbi@syr.edu
- 2021
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
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
Dec 10, 2018 · The premise of the show rested on Margaret Cho playing the rebellious, Americanized teen daughter of a traditional Korean American family living San Francisco, and focused on Cho as she dealt with friends, family, and love life.
“All-American Girl” starred Cho as Margaret Kim, a modern, 23-year-old Korean-American who often struggled with her conservative, traditional family, and was loosely based on Cho’s prior...
Mar 20, 1995 · “All-American Girl” does not accurately portray the Korean American experience. This is one of the most frequently voiced criticisms and one of the most infuriating. It...
