Bibliograph

How to make white people laugh, by Negin Farsad

Type

Label

How to make white people laugh, by Negin Farsad

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to make white people laugh

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

923793103

Responsibility statement

by Negin Farsad

Summary

"From the acclaimed writer, director, and star of the hit documentary The Muslims are Coming! comes a memoir in essays about growing up Iranian-American in a post-9/11 world and the power of comedy to combat racism" --, provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

An introduction: I used to be black -- Iranians have no gaydar and other things I learned growing up in Palm Springs -- Hairy legs, short shorts, and the Mexification of Negin Farsad -- Negin and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day: aka high school -- When fig newtons are the last straw: on leaving Palm Springs -- A protester is born: Dave Matthews, pleated khakis, and the Reverend Al Sharpton -- My lady parts and my comedy parts -- Bootleg Islam -- Where my staplers at? -- My own people don't like me very much -- A taxonomy of haters -- White people love conferences -- My boyfriend is black and a mini-bout of racism -- Do immigrants spit out more patriotic babies?

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator