<P> The story follows the course of Eddie Huang's Taiwanese family as they make their way from Chinatown of Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida, to open a cowboy - themed steak restaurant in 1995 (with the first season being set between 1995 and 1997). His mother struggles with the culture clash between her upbringing and a Florida community that does not have a large Asian population, his father embraces the "American Dream", and Eddie struggles with assimilating into school . </P> <Ul> <Li> Hudson Yang as Edwyn "Eddie" Huang, the show's protagonist and a die - hard hip - hop and rap fan, as well as a great fan of basketball . The oldest of three brothers, he eschews Taiwanese culture and is more rebellious than his younger siblings, which makes him a frequent target of Jessica's complaints . Because Eddie represents the writer of the book on which the show is based, all of the season - one episodes were told from his perspective, and the real - life Eddie Huang voices the narrator . A creative change for season two expands the focus to the entire Huang family . </Li> <Li> Randall Park as Louis Huang, is the father of Eddie, Emery, and Evan, and husband of Jessica . He is nice and naive, and embraces all things American . He owns a Western steakhouse restaurant in Orlando named Cattleman's Ranch . </Li> <Li> Constance Wu as Jessica Huang, is the wife of Louis and mother of Eddie, Emery, and Evan . She is a no - nonsense, pragmatic woman who believes in tough love . She wants her children to be successful and also keep in touch with their Taiwanese heritage . </Li> <Li> Forrest Wheeler as Emery Huang, is the middle child of the Huang family . He is a romantic and lovable kid who is fairly intelligent . He is also depicted as charismatic and mature for his age . He graduated elementary school at the end of the second season . </Li> <Li> Ian Chen as Evan Huang, is the youngest child, who is a star student and obeys the rules . He is Jessica's favorite child . He was allowed to skip fifth grade between seasons 3 and 4, and is starting middle school in the fourth season . </Li> <Li> Lucille Soong as Grandma Jenny Huang (regular season 2--present, recurring season 1), is Louis' mother and grandmother of Eddie, Evan, and Emery . Although she clearly understands English, she speaks only in Mandarin (subtitled in English). However, she spoke English in Marvin's dream in the season - three episode "Where Are the Giggles?". In the season - four episode, "It's a Plastic Pumpkin, Louis Huang", the family discovers she has secretly been taking ESL lessons, and she speaks English for the first time (excluding that dream sequence). In the season - four episode, "The Day After Thanksgiving", Jenny finishes her ESL class and speaks English around her ESL professor . She recites lines from the 1989 Tim Burton movie, Batman for her class . </Li> <Li> Chelsey Crisp as Honey Ellis (regular season 2--present, recurring season 1), is the Huangs' next door neighbor, Marvin's third wife, and Jessica's new best friend . </Li> <Li> Ray Wise as Marvin Ellis (regular season 3--present, recurring seasons 1--2) is Honey's much - older husband and Nicole's father . He is a successful dentist who married Honey after his previous wife caught him cheating with Honey on the kitchen floor . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Hudson Yang as Edwyn "Eddie" Huang, the show's protagonist and a die - hard hip - hop and rap fan, as well as a great fan of basketball . The oldest of three brothers, he eschews Taiwanese culture and is more rebellious than his younger siblings, which makes him a frequent target of Jessica's complaints . Because Eddie represents the writer of the book on which the show is based, all of the season - one episodes were told from his perspective, and the real - life Eddie Huang voices the narrator . A creative change for season two expands the focus to the entire Huang family . </Li> <Li> Randall Park as Louis Huang, is the father of Eddie, Emery, and Evan, and husband of Jessica . He is nice and naive, and embraces all things American . He owns a Western steakhouse restaurant in Orlando named Cattleman's Ranch . </Li>

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