At first glance ChesterSee does not come across as Asian, but looks can be deceiving. With a Caucasian father and an Asian mother, Chester’s Caucasian side seems to dominate his physical appearance. He has featured his mom in two of his videos and has made it clear that she comes from a Filipino background. In one of his more recent videos, he even dedicated an entire video to her cooking a famous Filipino dish entitled “Cooking with Momma See (episode 1 Chicken Adobo).”
Considering the kinds of videos he usually uploads, this particular video strayed from the norm. In the beginning of the video, Chester created an intro song for his mom in which he describes her cooking a variety of cuisines. His mom starts off by stating that her son wanted Filipino food and proceeds to go to the market. Chester accompanies his mom in what seems to be a Filipino store and films her buying the various ingredients. He makes a short appearance in the video as she prepares the Chicken Adobo and declares his love for the food by a simple “MMMM”.
Though no video has yet to be uploaded in continuation to the series, at the end of the video Chester asks his viewers what they would want his mom to cook next. By completely deviating from his normal videos to upload a video of his mom cooking a Filipino dish, Chester shows the love for his mom and the love for his Asian side.
Many of his viewers were surprised at the fact that he is Asian, but we’re mostly in agreement that it was great he showed his Asian side. Most of the comments also appeared to be from Filipinos, as many commented which Filipino dish they wanted her to cook next or acknowledged they were Filipino as well. Despite him physically looking Asian, ChesterSee happily shows his Asian side with lots of pride.
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