How to American
Subtitle: an immigrant's guide to disappointing your parents
By: Jimmy O. Yang ; foreword by Mike Judge
Contributors: Judge, Mike, writer of foreword
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780306903496
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Asian American comedians; Assimilation (Sociology); Humor; Biography; Actors; Asian American actors; Comedians
Description: "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."--Amazon.com.
Table of contents: title: How to Asian; title: How to immigrant; title: How to thuglife; title: How to get high; title: How to stand up; title: How to strip club DJ; title: How to make it; title: How to Silicon Valley; title: How to Hollywood; title: How to American.