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I'm laughing because I'm crying : a memoir / by Youngmi Mayer.
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."
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316569231
- ISBN: 0316569232
- Physical Description: ix, 246 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Korean -- White -- Adults -- Children -- Fat -- Skinny -- Qin (Chin; close person) -- Strangers -- Rich -- Poor -- Eternity -- A moment -- Death -- Life. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Mayer, Youngmi. Comedians > Biography. Asian Americans > Biography. Immigrants > Biography. Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) > Biography. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Main Library | 792.76 (Text) | 33062009979544 | New Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
