and they shouldn't be confused with one another. Most ABCs do not understand Chinese, are not culturally competent when dealing with actual Chinese people from ML or TW, and in fact would have nothing to do with actual Chinese people at all. There are exceptions but rare. You've seen enough self-hating Asian-Americans bashing FOBs to know what I mean.

"Hollywood Asians" may have had Chinese ancestors but people like Constance Wu are not my people.