Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: on Nostr: "Youngmi Mayer, Korean comedian and writer, rose to social media fame for mocking ...

"Youngmi Mayer, Korean comedian and writer, rose to social media fame for mocking casual racism white people seem to get away with in everyday life. But she also dishes out brutal critiques of Korean culture, too – the perks of being biracial. In her new memoir, I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying, Mayer writes about humor as a tool of survival for the generations of Korean women in her family, from her grandmother to her present self."

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/1224776149/why-laughing-while-crying-is-so-korean

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