Are you ready for HBO Max's 'House of Ho'? Reality show premieres Dec. 10

The Ho family of Houston will star in their own reality show.

The much anticipated reality show featuring a rich -- I mean 1-percenter rich --Vietnamese American family is set to debut on Dec. 10 on HBO Max.

The show follows the real-life adventures of the wealthy Ho family headed by the patriarch/entrepreneur Binh Ho and his wife Hue. 

HBO Max has described House of Ho this way on its site: “House of Ho…chronicles the daily lives of patriarch Binh Ho, matriarch Hue Ho, their daughter Judy Ho, their son Washington Ho and his wife Lesley Ho, Aunt Tina, and Cousin Sammy. Power couple Binh and his wife Hue immigrated from Vietnam to the United States with little money, relying on hard work to establish the ultimate American dream. They have built a multi-million dollar bank, a real estate development company and a new generation of American Hos. The series pulls back the curtain of their lavish Houston lifestyle and showcases the tight family connections that unite them as well as the multi-generational outrageous drama that ensues.”

The streaming network released a new trailer and if it is any indication of what the rest of the show is like, it could shatter a lot stereotypes of Asian Americans. 

HBO is betting that House of Ho will have an appeal beyond the obvious AAPI audience and attract people of all races, much in the same way Crazy Rich Asians busted through the racial barriers.

Middle America loves to watch rich people and in a perverse way,expose the rich as human beings who  make mistakes, argue among themselves to cut them down to size -- all to make the audience feel better about their own situation: Not as much money, but at least I don't have to put up with that shi*t. 

The culture site Vulture is already licking its lips in anticipation, saying, "Oh, thank God, family drama to meddle in and it’s not your own. For everyone staying away from their folks for the holidays, HBO Max is filling that void with its upcoming reality show House of Ho, following the luxurious and stressful lives of a wealthy multigenerational family."

In the same vein, based on the trailer, the show could provide some cringe-worthy moments for AAPI, who will no doubt explain at the water cooler the next day, "Of course, not all of us are like that."

And that's the rub, like the criticism hurled at Crazy Rich Asians, the Ho family is not representative of the vast majority of Asian America: the kids being bullied in school, the shop keepers struggling to keep their head above water, the nurses putting their lives at risk taking care of COVID patients, the majority of us working at our jobs every day without recognition.

And here comes House of Ho, a prime example of how how Asians can achieve the American dream. Can you say "model minority?" Thanks, but no thanks.

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