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24 alternatives to How to American, by Jimmy O. Yang

An immigrant's guide to disappointing your parents 📚

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How to American, by Jimmy O. Yang launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
How to move to New York - The Guide▲350
A step by step ebook for those wanting to move to New York
2017 · its alternatives →
2
Immigrants▲69
Your country needs them
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People▲76
Stories of people climbing to be number one.
2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
4
Andy Grove▲76
The life and times of an American
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Book: We No Speak Americano▲3
A Guide for Studying, Working and Living on the US
2023 · wenospeakamericano.com · its alternatives →
6
American Submitter - The Key To Knowledge▲54
An unlikely journey of finding Islam
2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
7
BANNED▲202
Interviews with immigrants in Silicon Valley by Helena Price
2017 · its alternatives →
8
Grow the F*ck Up▲80
What your parents should have taught you
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His and the Nation's Prosperity▲55
How the United States was founded on business
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Common Sense – Immigration Breakdown▲62
Dan Carlin breaks down the current immigration and refugee …
2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
11
Total Recall▲66
The greatest immigrant success story of our time
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
In the Country: Stories▲61
Immigrant tales of life after leaving the Philippines
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Americans are Immigrants▲6
An extension that replaces "Americans" with "Immigrants"
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
14
Longform - Ira Glass▲107
Ira Glass, creator of This American Life
2015 · longform.org · its alternatives →
15
This American Life - That's One Way to Do It▲58
People who come up with innovative (& unusual) solutions
2016 · its alternatives →
16
Bloomberg by Bloomberg▲66
How Michael Bloomberg created a media empire
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Immigrant HQ▲61
Bootcamp to the USA for new immigrants
2016 · immigranthq.com · its alternatives →
18
MaxCast Episode 16 - Hello America▲63
Emigrating to America as a Startup Isn't Easy, Or Is It?
2016 · its alternatives →
19
The Road to Little Dribbling▲70
Adventures of an American in Britain
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Food Love Family: A Practical Guide to Child Nutrition▲61
Best book about child nutrition and food preparing
2015 · millerperformancecars.com · its alternatives →
21
The House of Morgan▲57
An American danking dynasty and the rise of modern finance
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents▲55
Racial identity as an American-born kid with ethnic roots
2015 · en.wikipedia.org · its alternatives →
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I’m writing a “US Banking and Credit for Foreigners” guide▲5
So I’m writing a guide about accessing US Banking & Credit as a non-US resident. It’s work-in-progress but the first couple of chapters are accessible for everybody. Any feedback is appreciated!
2023 · its alternatives →
24
The Chinese Dream▲53
The rise of the world's largest middle class
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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