Edgar and Vinny are not racist. In fact, Edgar maintains a blog condemning American imperialism and Vinny is three-quarters in a Ph.D. in Black Studies. When a young Filipina woman named Asuncion becomes their new roommate, the pair have a perfect opportunity to demonstrate how open-minded they truly are.
What Is the Story of Asuncion?
Asuncion follows Edgar, a socially awkward former college student and unmotivated aspiring journalist living with Vinny, his onetime pot-smoking teacher’s assistant at an upstate New York university. Edgar’s brother Stuart, a Wall Street executive, arrives at their apartment unannounced with news that he has married a Filipino woman named Asuncion, whom he met online. Stuart is hesitant to reveal full details about their courtship and begs Edgar and Vinny to let Asuncion live with them for a week, no questions asked. Edgar suspects Asuncion may be a former sex worker and begins interviewing her about her life in hopes of proving his theory