How to American: A Narcissistic Memoir Disguised as an Immigrant Story, Jimmy O. Yang

In his first book, How to American, Yang shares his stories--always hilarious, often resonant--of learning our customs, assimilating into our culture, and figuring out how to date high school girls who were six inches taller than him, all while enduring the constant pressure from his sometimes overbearing parents to go to medical school and become a doctor. In his book, we see firsthand what Yangs experienced as an immigrant and the things he did and didnt do to progress into a star on the rise. How to American features chapters on a wide range of topics, from How to Thuglife (what Yang learned about America by watching BET RapCity, three hours of rap music videos a day) to How to Hollywood (making the best of the limited roles given to him, to eventually playing the boyfriend of a white girl in the upcoming Melissa McCarthy star vehicle Life of The Party, the Holy Grail of Asian actors).