&amp;quot;Fresh off the Boat&amp;quot; is loosely based by &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://eatocracy.cnn.com/category/news/celebrity-chefs/eddie-huang/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;celebrity chef Eddie Huang&amp;#39;s&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/books/fresh-off-the-boat-a-memoir-by-eddie-huang.html&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;memoir&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and was picked up by ABC. The title of the show has &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.vox.com/2014/5/15/5717046/what-fresh-off-the-boat-means-to-asian-americans&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&amp;gt;stirred debate&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; about a term that some find offensive. 