Pushing Hands
DramaComedymartial artsculture clashchinatowntai chiamerican culturefish out of waternew york stategeneration gapintercultural relationshipfamily homeculture shockmultigenerational
A warm, gently comedic family drama about an elderly Chinese immigrant navigating cultural displacement and generational misunderstanding while learning to bridge the gap with his American daughter-in-law.
Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.
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