Missed Translations
Subtitle: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; Dey Street Books
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780062936769
Subjects: Minorities, united states; Journalists, biography; Comedians, biography; Asian americans; Children of immigrants
Description: Deb's experiences as one of the few minorities covering the Trump campaign, and subsequently as a stand-up comedian, propelled him on a dramatic journey to India to see his father and bridge the emotional distance separating him from those whose DNA he shared.

A writer and a practicing comedian, Deb's stage material highlighting his South Asian culture only served to mask the insecurities borne from his family history. His parents, both Indian, were brought together in a volatile and ultimately doomed arranged marriage and raised a family in suburban New Jersey before his father returned to India alone. Coming of age in a mostly white suburban town led him to seek separation from his family and his culture. Deb's experiences as one of the few minorities covering the Trump campaign, and as a stand up comedian, propelled him on a dramatic journey to India to see his father-- the first step in a life altering journey to bridge the emotional distance separating him from those whose DNA he shared. -- adapted from jacket