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Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family, are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighbourhood of South Central.
Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family, are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighbourhood of South Central.
- Timothy A. Chey
343K views, 5.5K likes, 740 loves, 278 comments, 4.9K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Black Film History: Fakin' da Funk (1997) Starring Dante Basco, Duane Martin, Margaret Cho, Pam Grier,...
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An adopted Chinese teen and an Asian exchange student (Margaret Cho) try to befriend peers in the Los Angeles hood.
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- Timothy A. Chey
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- Ernie Hudson
Nov 2, 1997 · Powered by a strong hip-hop-flavored soundtrack, "Fakin' Da Funk" is an energetic, highly likable comedy about the sparks that fly when an adopted Chinese kid and an Asian exchange student find ...
Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee and Asian exchange student May-Ling, who is housed with a black family, are trying to adapt to their mostly black neighbourhood of South Central.
The loving support of Julian’s family, and the caring church community he grew up in, where ethnicity was never an issue, allowed Julian to identify with his African-American heritage. When Annabelle is widowed, the three move to South Central Los Angeles, a neighborhood that is strikingly different from their cozy hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.
