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I'm laughing because I'm crying a memoir

Comedian Youngmi Mayer recounts her childhood and adolescence as an offbeat biracial kid in Saipan. With humor and irreverence, she shares difficult moments in her past, including her family's struggles during the last century of colonialism, her mother's marriage to a man who looked like "white Jes...

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Main Author: Mayer, Youngmi (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
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Mayer, Youngmi.
Comedians > Biography.
Asian Americans > Biography.
Immigrants > Biography.
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) > Biography.
Autobiographies.
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Summary:Comedian Youngmi Mayer recounts her childhood and adolescence as an offbeat biracial kid in Saipan. With humor and irreverence, she shares difficult moments in her past, including her family's struggles during the last century of colonialism, her mother's marriage to a man who looked like "white Jesus," and her current life as a single mom in New York City. By joking through her own story, she hopes to pass on her family's gift to her: the gift of laughing while crying, which Mayer's mother always said would make "hair grow out of your butthole."
Physical Description:ix, 246 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:9780316569231
0316569232
Author Notes:Youngmi Mayer is a standup comedian and host of the podcasts Feeling Asian and Hairy Butthole . She has been on The Today Show, ABC News, Rolling Stone, CNN, Vice Munchies, Eater's Guide To The World and The Mind Of A Chef. Her work has been featured in Netflix Is A Joke, Comedy Central and BBC. She has written for Lucky Peach, Cherry Bombe, InStyle and Women's Health Magazine. She is one of the rare comedians working today who has obtained success both on online platforms and in the mainstream. She lives in New York City with her son, Mino Bowien.

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