▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Dallas , ▁Texas , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁lived ▁with ▁her ▁mother , ▁brothers ▁and ▁grand father . ▁Her ▁father ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁because ▁he ▁couldn ' t ▁find ▁work ▁in ▁Dallas ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁When ▁she ▁turned ▁five , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁For ▁her , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁cultural ▁shock ▁moving ▁from ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁to ▁NY C , ▁and ▁she ▁" f elt ▁like ▁I ▁was ▁really ▁intellect ually ▁challeng ed . ▁How ▁luck y ▁was ▁I ▁that ▁I ▁got ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁G ug gen heim ▁or ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁whenever ▁I ▁wanted ?" ▁Hu ang ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Ch in at own ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁East ▁Side ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Being ▁a ▁first ▁generation ▁Taiwan ese - American , ▁she ▁is ▁fl uent ▁in ▁Mand arin ▁Chinese , ▁and ▁used ▁her ▁language ▁skills ▁to ▁host ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁YouTube ▁travel ▁show ▁Res ident ▁in ▁Shang hai , ▁although ▁she ▁hes itated ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁her ▁" m other land " ▁after ▁being ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁America : ▁" It ▁dawn ed ▁on ▁me ▁that ▁in ▁Shang hai , ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁foreign er . ▁Maybe ▁that ' s ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁fear ▁I ▁had ▁coming ▁to ▁Shang hai , ▁to ▁realize ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁Chinese ". ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁theatre ▁ ▁Hu ang ▁studied ▁theatre ▁at ▁La Gu ard ia ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Perform