How to American | Jimmy O. Yang | Talks at Google
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ค. 2018
- Jimmy O. Yang, a Chinese-American actor, stand-up comedian, and writer discusses his new book, "How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents". Jimmy is best known for starring as Jian-Yang in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley, and is also starring in the upcoming film "Crazy Rich Asians".
Moderated by Gretchen Howard.
Get the book here: goo.gl/JCTfXs
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"It's probably better to disappoint my parents for a couple of years than to disappoint myself for the rest of my life."
- Jimmy O. Yang
I need this advice 😬
Me: Dissapoints everybody instead
The Stig's Mexican Cousin remember, there are not many Jim O Yang, most will fall into what his dad’s saying. Follow your dream is how you became homeless.
@@4homemail life is one here on earth, you can take risks and live happy or die knowing you could have done better. That is my biggest fear.
The Stig's Mexican Cousin then you don’t know yourself is the issue here. If my kids wants to be Ichiro Suzuki, they better be damn good and dedicated. I, we as a parent can see that. You will risk something when you know deep inside you have the goods to back it up not just try it. This is the biggest down fall when people see this kind of success story and think they can ‘Just Do It’ BS.
You can tell this lady did so much preparation before this interview and likely read the whole book👍🏼👍🏼
Yeah man, huge appreciation for her preparation, very good interviewer.
Honestly, if she wanted to do it the right way- the Google way, she just searched Jimmy’s name and read the entire article.
I agree...I also feel like she's not an extrovert, so that requires more mental preparation than usual. She should be proud of herself! :D
@@spencernelson1580 all
Jimmy is not a lady! He did come prepared though.
That interviewer is brilliant. Very comfortable , she made the interview very smooth , not awkward at all . Good thing is that she has her research well done
So nice to see after the abysmal Stephen Colbert interview he did
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Doing ur research always works well. The interviewee gets taken up by the flow and it makes it easier.
I love Jimmy Yang, his comedy I get.
Off the camera Jimmy's Dad lit up a cigarette...
"Special occasion!"
evl619 lmao
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Underrated comment 🤣🤣🤣
yeah true
I just got your comment to 1k
I love that he's not trying to be funny all the time; that he always makes sure to be sincere and honest in between his jokes.
That's because he can't be funny no matter how hard he tried.
Scholar of comedy, and he's hardly reaching the first bar.
@@Prof.Pwnalot well a lot of other people find him funny, good thing comedy is subjective
@@Prof.Pwnalothe can’t funny no matter how hard he try? ! u seriously ? LOL .how about u go and make a Netflix special comedy show first before talking shit about other
That's why he won't last. Hollywood wants sell out fakers with no base line so they ruin their future after burning them selves out.
Look at what they did to little girls. It's no accident, it was part of the plan.
Natural funny dude
I love Jimmy O. Yang - he's so articulate, confident, and has such a big presence - a brilliant actor!!
There’s some beautiful moments in there as well like at 31:00
Love this man, so funny, deep too
this lady is very good at making everything relate, following the story, and keeping flow
He is a HE
Kailee Lanzot huh? The host is a lady.
@@coffeeandcigeratte oh my bad i thought she was talking about jimmy for a min
She read the book
Partner at Capital G, yeah, she's high caliber and you can tell
At times, it sounds like the interviewer knows more about jimmy than jimmy does.
Sign of a great interviewer, she did her research and can move the conversion along. Some great questions in my option as well.
#agreed 😂
*Yeah, her role was to facilitate the interview. He's there to talk about his life, but he isn't there to give a presentation so he doesn't have a script and cue cards with him. But she's there to kind of be that role for him, to help him move along and remind him interesting topics he can talk about by asking him open ended questions, while letting him do all the talking for his own life. She did a great job.*
@@AzNightmare thats a bold statement
The old "Frank Santopadre" interview style
he basically just showed up there in fancy pajamas
Lol wit the swag
@@5dlos that’s the jimmy we all know-
Was looking for this comment, thank you
I noticed that when he first sat down. I thought maybe is a new fashion suit.
That's weird when Jimmy's dad stands up but the camera does not catch him.
To short for the frame he was smoking to its special occasion
@@samisukkar3151 This comment is golden
I'm actually impressed with how articulate Jimmy was all while being absolutely humorous and entertaining!
yeah me too, and all that while speaking his 4th language...
Asians work harder for the same reward.😊
LOL! “If you pursue your dream, that’s how you become homeless.”
So true! My parents said the exact same thing to me too!
@@diw2756 just because your parents said it, doesn't make it true lol
@@misterman1371 oh my, stop being annoying. Is true the fact that a lot of asian parents think in that way. Mine say that as well.
@@LeHaFu it's true that a lot of asian parents say it, that's not what Diane said though. Diane made it sound as if her parents are right in saying so.
Not just Asian, there are also a lot of working class parents in Central Europe who think that way. Or at least used to. Not sure how it is today but I certainly grew up being told that.
“if you smoke enough weed, you will transcend being an Asian kid” LOL. The innocence of youth.
That's what I did.
Same
Erlich Bachmann this is your mother, you're not my baby
😂😂😂😂
Chinmay Narang best LOL scene ever
Chinmay Narang Mom *
NOT NOW JIAN YANG! NOT NOW!
XDDDD
It's really weird listening to Jimmy talk about his journey because I went through scarily similar events growing up. Immigrant at 14, glasses, pants up too high, played ping-pong as a kid, switched to boxers cuz was laughed at, played basketball in high school, personality make over just to fit in, didn't want to hang with other Asians in college, etc. There are probably a lot of kids like us in the 90s. Difference is I didn't disappoint my parents. I got into engineering, took me 6 yrs to graduate and though I hated every minute of it I still graduated. I got a regular job, got married, had kids, etc. Never disappointed my parents but looking back maybe I should have. If you are reading this and you're Asian and in college with an engineering or comp sci degree that you hate, take my word for it, fuck pleasing your parents, do something you love. Sure you can play it safe but in the end, it's better to risk being homeless than become soul less.
You got a family and kids, Jimmy doesn’t. Fame doesn’t last forever. Be proud of what you’ve accomplished.
@@c.l.888 a family and kids isn’t everyone’s dream
This took some courage. Thank you!
just like what Jimmy's dad said, do the what you hate for money and use the money to do what you love
I’m sure you’re a good person & is blessed for honoring your parents. Is there something you really wanted to do if you were given a choice?
Jimmy O Yang is a delightful guy. He is very special too.....
I'm very into this man's confidence. A smidge of cockiness, no unnecessary humbleness, and light hearted.
Being an immigrant coming from similar background, I can’t agree more with Jimmy Ouyang on 33:25 when he talked about how US-born Asians don’t wanna be associated with the FOB Asians. Hell, even my own ABC cousins didn’t wanna say hi to me at school back in the day. I understand most Asians in the US don’t want to be stereotyped, but denying Asian immigrants’ accent or cultural differences will only gonna make them discriminating their own ppl.
Pretty funny, I have a friend who didn't associate with any Chinese at all. At his uni, no one knows he's Chinese, they all think he's from California haha.
Those ABCs who try so hard to be one of white americans and look down on other asians are just fucking lame. they better realize that no matter how hard they try, they will always be asians and never be among white americans. they need to learn how to be proud of who they are. live outside USA. live in asia for some part of your life. you will learn something
Teresa Huang Speaking as an ABC, Australian-born Chinese, it can be hard to associate with those who openly refer to us as bananas, criticise our lack of desire for materiality, and mock our "lack of ambition" merely because we chose to pursue an intellectual/artistic discipline.
There's a difference between constructive criticism and judgement. ABCs don't appreciate it when such negativity is directed at them.
However, I'd like to highlight that no two families are alike, when the relations are strained, it is reflected by the younger generations' attitudes towards one another.
Yet, even in Australia, this issue exists, where Chinese immigrant students accuse ABCs of maintaining this attitude where we're unwilling to associate with them.
If you look at the way the brain develops, kids or teenagers don't really understand nuance, or narratives, or even the social stratification of social hierarchies, their cognitive development isn't there yet. They just see social groups, and they just want to be included. Jimmy makes a great point here, that exposure to Asians, and DIVERSE Asians to boot- in media is really critical to how opinions and concepts are formed - especially at young ages. Identity is an extremely personal thing, and very difficult to reconcile - Jimmy also nodded to this - in terms of reconciling his dreams of doing something artistic, versus the role of being a good son. We shouldn't demonize people for excluding others, when they could be trying to figure out their own shit, and are resolving their own insecurities. The best thing that we can teach kids and try to be ourselves is open, compassionate and kind - because we're all human and trying to find our way in the world.
I like how thoughtful, insightful and sophisticated Jimmy is. Meanwhile, so sincere and real.
Through his raw honesty Jimmy O. has the ability to touch on the human spirit in all of us, and show that regardless of where we are from, pursuit of dreams and happiness, while at the same time embracing the things that make us different, is and should be celebrated as a good thing. He is so relevant for today, especially when you consider the political narrative and problems falsely being attributed to immigrants.
Well said. Jimmy is so real and that makes his comic delivery relatable. Love him.
Wow, you should write movie or book reviews (not kidding).
You are falsely stating what the narrative is.. You have spun the truth into what you want to believe is the truth instead of what the truth actually is! The only political views about immigrants is illegal immigrants that cross the border illegally! But you ignore that little inconvenient truth! Look at the borders.. Drug cartels are sending fentanyl over in droves so much that now it is the leading cause of death among people ages 18-45, not to mention the trafficking going on. Your political opponents have always been for LEGAL immigrants!! GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT!! QUIT SPEWING YOUR NARRATIVE!
This is a very smart guy. He is so comfortable with himself. A very rare quality for an Asian actor in America.
IslandBreeze Jimmy’s absolutely unapologetic about his identity.
So is that a good thing ?
I think these are traits of everyone in the world some just comfortable with who they are some wanting to discriminate others
We humans have the same thing over and over again
usa not america nub
@@outoftime788 LOL, Ok, Mr. Smart guy over here!
@@asanti76 why u litle.....
The lady is actually such a good interviewer
And a bad clapper xD
she didn't talk much
Yeah that shanglanese was very impressive
i agree
she did her research, asked good questions to keep the guest talking.
He's so down to Earth and genuine, more people need a mindset like his
That was a great hour of TV. Jimmy is so relaxed & having fun with a happy crowd. I'm 67 and feel like Jimmy has advanced my limited concept of modern Chinese/California culture ahead by light-years.
67 and you find this guy amusing?
I'm 28 scholar of comedy. And KNOW he's a really shit "Comic"
Guy is netflix material thats it.
AKA really really really bad and safe.
The best interviewer I've seen in my life and I'm no spring chicken. Go, Gretchen Howard! Glad you are such an accomplished person! You deserve it.
I think Jimmy is authentic, like him being that way
I thought that similarly - when he talked about that difficult conversation he had with his dad about not wanting to pursue a career in finance, not to trivialize the coming out process, and the difficulties that the LGBTQIA community faces - but that was a coming out story with its own merit.
Oh man "if you smoke enough weed, you transcend asian kid to stoner kid" that is gold!
I LMFAO on that for good 5 min.
I actually knew a kid like that.
@@NatureFreak1127 even better
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I clicked on this video just trying to see what it is about, and suddenly it’s a one hour gone!
Everything is great about this! The interviewer, doing a good job. Jimmy, just amazing.
I really love this guy. Since I saw his Joe Rogan interview, I’ve been down a Jimmy O. Yang rabbit hole, and he’s so naturally funny! So good! Can’t wait to hear his material in 15 years!
I love Jimmy Yang so much. It’s not only because I relate to him since I also grew up in two different countries but because he’s such a good actor and has an amazing personality. Stay blessed Jimmy Yang. You’ll do greater things!
His last name is Ouyang not Yang
oh my bad. I didn't notice
Securing a job as an immigrant world wide is really difficult, how do everyone expect us to survive
You’re right, but without working getting salaries how else can you pay your bills ?
Permit me to intrude, have you heard about an innovation called bitcoin and how a distinguished man called me Larry Kent Burton is helping immigrants not only in America but all around the world generate income and better their standard of living
Point of correction he doesn’t only help immigrants, I am an American citizen and I have had a streak of successful investments with him, he is just the best at financial matters
This all sounds amazing, I would also like a slice of this pie, how can I contact him please?
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Who actually watched the whole thing?
Close. I just skipped all the parts where the Google engineers tried to tell their own life stories as a buildup to actually asking a question.
Me. Even the Google people asking questions.
I wanted to listen something to help me sleep. End up actually watching it all. He's brilliant
I just listened to it
I could only take her voice for about 20 seconds.
This was actually a really good interview and insightful. Props to the lady interviewer as well for her prep and questions. She did a great job!
Jimmy is such a legend! But, seriously, what muppet picked this woman to interview him? The cringe factor is so bad! She’s awful. So fake, there’s literally no chemistry she’s so bad.
I like that he is very articulate and not a hyper comedian. A lot of comedians are too hyper (trying too hard) when doing their acts or when being interviewed.
What a beautiful person is Jimmy! So inspiring and yet so real at the same time! Love his personality!
Born in Hong Kong, raised in Canada. I share Jimmy's sentiments about how Hong Kong people feel superior to other chinese.
Feels like every country has a city which feels superior to others
I meam HK existed outside the country.
haha it's so true though. a lot of HK people hate china and therefore look down on mainland chinese people
indeed HK is superior, when u undeerstand how China works. but maybe no more 10 years later, no more free press, free speech, freedom for adacemy research, just an other Chineae city, mind controlled by CCP
@@izurite ever since the new security law there already hasn't been anymore free press
I really admire the way Jimmy talked about himself and his experiences. He is funny, confident and positive. I am so happy that when my son grows up he now has some examples he can follow. Yeah, that semi-racism within Chinese has only grown over years.
I actually listened to the entire show. Didn’t know how funny he was!
Same, instant fan, he was also great on silicon valley
I like him. With that kind of personality, it’s so happy and comfortable to hear him talking.
He seems like a really cool, down to earth guy that would be awesome to hang out with. 😁
Keep up the good work Jimmy, keep representing Asians in the media. You're doing noble work
As an immigrant myself, I can’t stress enough how much of his early experiences I related to! Thank you Jimmy for being super honest and vulnerable. You are a brilliant communicator!!
Wow... I can’t believe how similar my life is with Jimmy’s. I’m born in HK, came to the US in 2000, barely spoke English, no Asian friends, hung out with the exact same race of people as my buddy, went to UCSD and majored in Economics... and hated finance. Just wow....
Gretchen Howard, take a bow ma'am. You are the best host I've seen in a while. Learnd, Witty and No-nonsense.
This is basically 50% stories of the book.
It’s so odd because I wasn’t a fan of him in on Silicon Valley at first but videos like this, his standup, etc make me a huge fan of him and his work. What a cool dude.
And his books.
because Jin Yang is also a stereotypical character
He deserves more credit than he is getting. I love his comedy and how smart and honest he is about it. I think comedians before him who made similar jokes did not make it because alot of Americans have no idea what Asian Parents are like, especially chinese parents and so they miss the point.
I know many asians my not relate, but im asian raised in Massachusetts in the 70's which was pretty hard in the beginning. But when i moved to California at 13 years old, my mind was more white but I definitely was Asian on the outside.
But i always got what i aimed for and never felt discrimination but im sure i was at time.
But since i wasn't looking for it, nothing ever stopped me. I reached all my goals i set at 8 years old by 30.
I did give my asian mom some heart attacks but was always a respectful son. Always sending money to them until they told me to stop when I got married. Lol
I didn't learn how hard it was to be an Asian male until i took an Asian American class in college.
I then (at age 50) asked young Asian girls/woman how they felt sbout asian men and how young Asian teens and men felt about being Asian. Wow i didn't know how different i grew up not feeling or looking for the differences.
Just wanted to say that i agree with his statement. Don't let be being Asian discrimination be the reason you stop trying. I never knew it existed even though I see it now sometimes and i reached all my goals.
Best wishes and God bless you all, Leo
That first audience question and, especially, Jimmy's response to it… so good!
This guy is smart, responsible, not afraid to work hard and determined. He was born to be an American. Mad respect for him!
Those are all typical asian values and characteristics
American superiority and arrogance don't make this world a better place.
Also love how he doesn't complain and always focuses on what HE can do to make things better.
Jimmy O. Yang, I am reliving my youth by reading your book, How to American. I grew up in Post War Hong Kong (1952) and raised in Vancouver, BC. I appreciate that you live like Chinese in Canada/USA. Please be thankful for your roots, we're still "from the village"
Compared to the humor, his confidence is something that I am jealous of more.
Jing Yang - "Erich Backman, This is your mom, and your not my baby"
Erich - "NOT NOW JING YANG, NOT NOW !!!!!! , GO BACK INTO UR ROOM"
He might be one of the few Chinese that made it to the mainstream popularity. It's not just because of sheer luck, but basically, he is just a likeable person. Every Chinese American should celebrate and embrace their identity.
What research? She read his book. That's what they're discussing
Jimmy is so realistic. He is the pioneer in DEI initiative. I love that he calls out his journey as a new immigrant. I resonate a lot with what he said about how he was excluded by his own people.
Jimmy O. Yang makes anyone look brilliant!!!! He's so intelligent and amazing 😁 I love his comedy 😊
Excellent Host! I'm so impressed with her calm composed energy.
This guy has such a charisma.. so natural
Crazy Rich Asians is our own Asian black panther, man that hits home.
LMFAO last time I checked, Crazy Rich Asians did poorly in China.
@@kevchu8045 I don’t think Black Panther did well in Africa
@@kevchu8045 china kinda hates everything so....
This is such a fantastically real interview. I love it.
Very articulate this wonderful human being J, I never knew Jimmy or seen the show until this day on youtube and seen scenes of SC and immediately became a loyal fan and more insight one on one great interview Gretchen and shout to Jimmy you are motivation to everyone and your culture GOD BLESS ya brotha!!!
Wow, great interview! I can resonate with so many of Jimmy's experiences. He is an inspiration. Keep up the good work. I look forward to the day when more cool funny asian representation is available in Hollywood
Humble and authentic. Thanks JY
He so articulate and humble.
I guess one very important quality that you need to have as a foreigner, or minority in this country is to be comfortable and confident with yourself and with who you are, like what jimmy has shown in this interview. As a Chinese immigrant who came to the states after becoming an adult, I used to be a FOB - well, might as well still be - I learned from my American friends that I need to embrace who I am. I find that I gain more respect that way than when I tried so hard to shy away from anything that will label me as a foreigner.
What makes you different makes you stronger.
Thoroughly enjoyed this interview. That was incredible.
33:25 that's why I love this guy. I can relate so much to this.
" Some kind of peace there... it was good to know that there is a part of the world that I can always feel that way" Jimmy O Yang
THIS!!! so heartwarming :))))
Really nice talk... I enjoyed listening.
and not hot dog..very important it's a hot dog and not hot dog... it's tecchology
-Jian yang
"Make them think its their idea - maybe by telling them a story " - so true this works.
Jimmy, you are great, big time, honestly funny and so emotionally entertaining!! Do what you feel coz I am pretty convinced that you're really well in touch with yourself!! You're blessed!!
Love this talk, and how Jimmy handled the QA. He is very precise in pointing out the different side, and use the soft approach which I love is to "humanize" the story. Often, there are just too many argue between different generation and culture, and even between the ABC / 1.5 generation and FOB. (for the Asian people living out side of Asia). I personally went through that process, and now looking back, some of the situation I could have deal much better. There is definitely right or wrong in certain situation, just a different patch of choice.
Great insights. Thank you for hosting this!
Love the interview and learning more about your life story. Thanks for sharing - and for being funny.
Great content! Congratulations to the interviewer who is very well prepared and Jimmy for being eloquent at the same time Well grounded, as well as the audience who seem to be so engaging. Kudos to the ones who asked great questions!
Thanks for posting this, it was very interesting and enjoyable to me. I've wondered where Jian-Yang's acting & Silicone Valley character came from on the show -- so it was nice to see here that he's a true fusion man, and a decently cool guy -- and is very open and honest about his life, and self-deprecating. I'm a new fan of him, and I see from this that I'm not the only one! He has some great stand up videos here also!
In general, I love how he is not afraid to poke fun at his own race, and our globe's rich cultural differences and foibles and funnyness -- especially in this age of hyper-racism-sensitivity -- I think humor is key for all of our healing. ("My rap band was 1.5 Asian guys and 1.5 Black guys" HAHA! Kumbaya!) As a kid, and any day, we have all heard plenty of HURTFUL racist jokes -- but I think it's healing humor therapy to share our good clean FUN racist jokes! Good job to HBO producers on this, which were a bit brave to include (Jian-Yang's character is an unapologetic racist against other Asians, and fat white Erlich's, after all!) Good job to the Google interviewer also! As Red Green said: "We're all in this together!"
What honesty !!!! Jimmy O Yang enjoys several cultures, languages, is self-deprecating, the best at what he does, success on his own terms - thank you for a great interview
I just saw a clip of you and instantly became a fan...
God bless
This interview was SO good!
I can't believe i watched the whole thing lmao
Love the guy!
Love him! I resonnate so much with the pizza hut story. It was considefed quite an upscale restaurant in Beijing back then as well. I invited my college roommate for dinner there after I started working, which cost 1/4 of my salary for the month. (Granted I wasn't making a lot but still.) And how people in Hong Kong think they are better. Within mainland China, Shanghainese also consider they are better, like New Yorkers here😂.
this was so interesting! I will definetly read this book!
I love this guy. So chill. Wish we were friends. Oh yeah, hilarious and very witty too
Such a lovely interview, great host too !
He is a true entertainer! Love his comedy- I see a big future for him and will look for his performances.
Excellent interview. Came across this by accident but found it very interesting and entertaining as well. The lady is cool and Jimmy is smart. Good job!
Gotta respect how *well researched* the interviewer is.
Great guy altogether.
An awesome interview~! If I thought I liked Jimmy O Yang before in Silicon Valley? I was wrong... I really like him now that I've seen and heard him in this interview~! Much success to you Jimmy in all your future endeavors~! Thanks, Google~!
I just finished reading 'How to American' today after watching this video last week.. Super fun book! :)
I feel His New York accent really helps set him apart from other comedians, in fact you can still his hear his asian accent behind it a little bit, making it even more unique
Except his accent is from LA
It's not. Even though he's from LA that's not an LA accent
First minute there was Erlich in my head screaming JIN YAAAANG for some reason
i love interviewers who do what seems like extensive research on their guests.. its fulfilling
This was great. It was humorous, it was informative, it was worth the time. I love Jimmy.
Great Q&A!
Very good talk. Thanks! And yeah, just get on with doing what you are keen on and getting more projects. You'll get where you are supposed to get there one day, And as director Jon M Chu of Crazy Rich Asians said, if you want to be a director, just go and direct. A video on iPhone, stage play, whatever. Build that skill set.
❤ Jimmy, I saw you once on a comedy short and loved your act..You are down to Earth and real.. I thought to myself that I hoped you would do more.. Congratulations 👏
Pixi from Wisconsin...
38:34 I cried when he spoke Shanghainese
上海宁😂