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How to American

An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents

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How to American

Av: Jimmy O. Yang, Mike Judge - introduction
Berättare: Jimmy O. Yang, Mike Judge
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Standup 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. Kulturell & regional Unterhaltung & Stars

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"Hilarious, heartfelt, and inspiring, How to American captures the Asian-American experience. A must-read for everyone."
—Ken Jeong, comedian, actor, The Hangover
"It's difficult to imagine how excruciatingly uncomfortable it must be for many immigrants. Jimmy O. Yang hilariously chronicles his very personal experience from frightened youth to cultural virtuoso."—Dr. Drew Pinsky, media personality, author, board-certified physician
"HILARIOUS! Reading this book is like sitting at lunch with your funniest friend whose stories make you laugh until milk comes shooting out your nose. Jimmy O. Yang will teach you how to American like a pro!"—Kevin Kwan, international bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians
"Jimmy is not funny."
—Jimmy's dad
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This book was super funny. The fact that the author was reading it made it a lot of fun. Other then being funny the book describes a very interesting story of an immigrant’s life in US and an actor’s career challenges in Hollywood.

This was sooo funny

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I love the guy ..
Nothing better than a real life story :))
So much positive influence on his family - Will follow his dad’s career as an actor..

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I‘ve seen him on social media before and find him hilarious. The book is funny and interesting to listen to. I love when authors read their own books. Good job jimmy and thank you

Funny and interesting to listen to

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jimmy is an absolute legend - hilarious and relatable stories that had me grinning the whole time i was listening

Funny & relatable

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