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How to American : An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents by Jimmy O. Yang (2020, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherGrand Central Publishing

ISBN-100306903512

ISBN-139780306903519

eBay Product ID (ePID)13038283199

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Book TitleHow to American : an Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Form / Essays

Publication Year2020

GenreBiography & Autobiography, Humor

AuthorJimmy O. Yang

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.4 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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SynopsisStandup comic, actor and fan favorite from HBO's Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians shares his memoir of growing up as a Chinese immigrant in California and making it in Hollywood. "I turned down a job in finance to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. My dad thought I was crazy. But I figured it was better to disappoint my parents for a few years than to disappoint myself for the rest of my life. I had to disappoint them in order to pursue what I loved. That was the only way to have my Chinese turnip cake and eat an American apple pie too." Jimmy O. Yang is a standup comedian, film and TV actor and fan favorite as the character Jian Yang from the popular HBO series Silicon Valley. In How to American, he shares his story of growing up as a Chinese immigrant who pursued a Hollywood career against the wishes of his parents: Yang arrived in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at age 13, learned English by watching BET RapCity for three hours a day, and worked as a strip club DJ while pursuing his comedy career. He chronicles a near deportation episode during a college trip Tijuana to finally becoming a proud US citizen ten years later. Featuring those and many other hilarious stories, while sharing some hard-earned lessons, How to American mocks stereotypes while offering tongue in cheek advice on pursuing the American dreams of fame, fortune, and strippers.