“Boogie” Uses Basketball to Highlight The Chinese-American Experience in NYC

“Boogie” is a coming-of-age basketball drama about a Chinese-American in Queens who has dreams of playing in the NBA. It’s the directorial debut of Eddie Huang, who first found success in New York City as a restaurateur, co-owning the now closed BAOHAUS in the East Village. Huang is also known for his memoirs, “Fresh Off The Boat,” which was turned into a sitcom on ABC Television.

Huang tells NY1’s George Whipple how he continues to tell stories that come from his life with his directorial debut.

“The emotions are very autobiographical,” said Huang. “There’s quite a few scenes that are scenes from my life that were adjusted for

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