01698cam a2200313Ii 4500 on1101496201 OCoLC ta 210428r20202018nyua 000 0aeng d 9780306903519 0306903512 (OCoLC)1101496201 PN2287.Y36A3 2020 Yang, Jimmy O. How to American : an immigrant's guide to disappointing your parents / Jimmy O. Yang. 1st pbk. ed. New York, NY : Da Capo Press, 2020. xii, 224 p. : ill. Reprint. Originally published: 2018. 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. Luckily for Crazy Rich Asian and Silicon Valley actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang, doing what you love can lead to money and happiness. Arriving in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at age 13, Jimmy learned English by watching BET RapCity for three hours a day, worked as a strip club DJ while pursuing his comedy career, and finally became a proud US citizen after over a decade. Featuring those and many other hilarious stories, How to American mocks stereotypes while offering tongue in cheek advice on pursuing the American dreams of fame, fortune, and strippers. Yang, Jimmy O. Asian American actors Biography. Asian American comedians Biography. Actors United States Biography. Comedians United States Biography. Assimilation (Sociology) Humor. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 PN2287.Y36A3 2020 PNLIB21061866 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 2053 2053