Bibliograph

How to American, an immigrant's guide to disappointing your parents, Jimmy O. Yang ; foreword by Mike Judge

Type

Label

How to American, an immigrant's guide to disappointing your parents, Jimmy O. Yang ; foreword by Mike Judge

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to American

Oclc number

1000583147

Responsibility statement

Jimmy O. Yang ; foreword by Mike Judge

Sub title

an immigrant's guide to disappointing your parents

Summary

"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

How to Asian -- How to immigrant -- How to thuglife -- How to get high -- How to stand up -- How to strip club DJ -- How to make it -- How to Silicon Valley -- How to Hollywood -- How to American

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