作者：JimmyO.Yang
出版社：DaCapoPress
副标题：AnImmigrant'sGuidetoDisappointingYourParents
出版年：2018-3-3
页数：240
定价：USD27.00
装帧：Hardcover
ISBN：9780306903496
内容简介
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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.
作者简介
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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. Other television credits include DirecTV's Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight, CBS' Battle Creek and Criminal Minds, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He is currently recurring on TruTV's half hour comedy series, Those Who Can't. Yang is based in Los Angeles.
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蛮有意思的推荐一边听，时不时的看看Pdf。能感觉他对美帝文化的认同，所以也算是新移民写给美帝的一封情书吧。
快餐娱乐。perspective>文笔。不愧是跟黑人文化学的英语。有些类比和用词思路清奇十分绝妙。遗憾之处是结构不是特别好、句子个别重复、蜜汁黑人小学水平英语…甚至怀疑是否编辑故意。在吹diversity和freedom的美国，主流媒体少见他这种出身和视角的非虚构叙事，本身就讽刺到可以笑出声。一本本可以充斥PC空喊的书，但他身为comedian，使了大部分劲on being genuinely f…
写挺好的。有很多对自己身份的反思和自己为了打破刻板印象的成长趣事。我是开车听完的，强烈建议听audio book。Jimmy O. Yang的英文发音很独特，最纯真的美音（加州口音）+一些黑人语调。吐字非常清晰，自带节奏略带爆破，猜测也有长期的演员训练有关，这个演绎很适合做脱口秀了，非常独特有趣。
很多移民故事的背后都有着不为人知的辛酸，希望Jimmy对待挫折的方式能让那些输在起跑线上的孩子不放弃自己的梦想。
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