Jimmy O. Yang was born in Hong Kong but immigrated to the United States, specifically Los Angeles, when he was thirteen. He learned English by watching BET, smoked a lot of weed and chose UCSD sight unseen because there was a beach nearby. Jimmy eventually graduated with a degree in economics from UCSD and comedy juggernaut Mike Judge was the commencement speaker that year. He unwittingly inspired Jimmy to reject the life his parents wanted for him in favor of one in comedy. “I turned […]