Standup comic, actor and fan preferred from HBO’s Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Wealthy Asians shares his memoir of developing 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 humor. My dad thought I was crazy. But I thought it was easier to disappoint my parents for a couple of years than to disappoint myself for the rest of my life. I had developed to disappoint them to be able to pursue what I treasured. That was the only path to about how exactly to American: An Immigrant’s Instruction to Disappointing Your Parents have my Chinese turnip wedding cake and eat an American apple pie as well.’

Jimmy O. Yang is definitely a standup comedian, film and Television actor and enthusiast favorite as the character Jian Yang from the favorite HBO series Silicon Valley. In How exactly to American, he shares his tale of growing up as a Chinese immigrant who pursued a Hollywood profession against the wishes of his parents: Yang arrived in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at age 13, learned British by watching Wager RapCity for three hours a day, and worked as a remove club DJ while going after his comedy career. He chronicles a near deportation show during a university trip Tijuana to finally becoming a very pleased US citizen ten years later. Featuring those and many other hilarious stories, while sharing some hard-earned lessons, How exactly to American mocks stereotypes while offering tongue in cheek tips on pursuing the American dreams of fame, lot of money, and strippers.