Laughter was a lifeline in childhood, comedian Youngmi Mayer shares in memoir
NPRLaughter was a lifeline in childhood, comedian Youngmi Mayer shares in memoir JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Comedian, writer and podcast host Youngmi Mayer has gone viral for her ironic jokes about race like this one from TikTok. And even though I'm, like, Asian and I grew up in Korea, I've heard a lot of, like, Asian Americans talking about this, whether it's, like, the child of immigrants having to, like, fill out tax forms when you're 8 years old or something like that. MAYER: I mean, my personal theory - I don't know how true this is - like, people need to laugh to make things feel better, and I think that's just every human being and not just, like, a cultural thing or a Korean thing. MAYER: You know, so many people asked me, like, how this is going to be, like, accepted by my parents, which is obviously very stressful for me.
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Her memoir offers painful observations on growing up. She wants you to laugh while crying
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