Jimmy O. Yang says he can't deal with the idea of forever. Yang finds his own success unlikely. He says as an Asian-American immigrant, he "snuck in" to show business. He's worked his way from bit parts to big roles in Silicon Valley and Crazy Rich Asians, and, now, the lead role in Hulu's Interior Chinatown. He talks to NPR's Rachel Martin about learning how to take compliments, being afraid of oceans, and why his fantasy football draft is sacred. Listen here: https://n.pr/4iefDQX | NPR

In his breakout role on HBO’s Silicon Valley, the actor Jimmy O. Yang played Jian-Yang, a role that became a subject of scorn for some Asian viewers and critics who called out the show for peddling a caricature of an Asian immigrant. Yang felt a familiar sense of anguish: The only roles offered to him in his career had been goofy sidekicks and background parts. “There’s a constant foreigner bit,” he told Shirley Li, referring to Hollywood’s tendency to exoticize Asian characters. “But I was a fo