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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.

Multi-faceted actor, stand-up comedian, and writer Jimmy O. Yang is best known for his portrayal of hilarious intern Jian Yang on HBO's Emmy-nominated comedy series Silicon Valley. Born in Hong Kong, Yang made his television debut on the CBS series 2 Broke Girls and his first late-night stand-up appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show, where he received a rare standing ovation. Oth...

吴明士

04-30

挺真诚的，但是一看就是没好好读书的人写的东西。前面讲融入美国文化的部分有些地方比较 cliche 。

布拉喔

04-03

看完Jimmy的Standup沉迷于此书。他很会讲故事，只是觉得中间的部分有些太夸张，以及叙事的语气有些自大。他在Yahoo和HBO中抉择的时候，还有从Strip club回LA的两个点非常的感人。那10年前后出入境的对比也很有趣。”I’ve spent my life fitting in” - 从脱离，融入而又回归的三个阶段，讲述了他作为初代移民的种种境遇。非常欣赏他为了梦想坚定不移地走出舒适区的勇气。

Miss Coconut

06-06

典型（需要从零开始融入美国社会）又非典型（Comedian, Actor, Strip club DJ）的第一代移民，非常有意思的经历。公司的亚洲文化月把他请来了，也刚好推广他这本书，观众问有关Asian representation的时候他其实很反感，不断说Just let me do my joke, leave these questions to the sociologist，理解他不想总是代表亚洲人的辛苦，所以在书最后他强调他的Asian heritage还让我觉得有些错愕。我如果以后还想再练练public speaking的话，想也去试试open mic。

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