{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mehach","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mehach.com\/en\/","author_name":"anh","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mehach.com\/en\/author\/anh\/","title":"[book review] Ali Wong's Dear Girls - Mehach","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A4wLFOD1ZM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mehach.com\/en\/book-review-ali-wongs-dear-girls-4888\/\">[book review] Ali Wong&#8217;s Dear Girls<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mehach.com\/en\/book-review-ali-wongs-dear-girls-4888\/embed\/#?secret=A4wLFOD1ZM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;[book review] Ali Wong&#8217;s Dear Girls&#8221; &#8212; Mehach\" data-secret=\"A4wLFOD1ZM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.mehach.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.mehach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.png","thumbnail_width":336,"thumbnail_height":522,"description":"Ali Wong has several specials on Netflix, one film, and a TV series. She is very funny. I bought her book as soon as it came out, but it quickly got pushed into the \u201cto-read\u201d pile. Then one day, I wanted to take a break from philosophical books and read something funny that wouldn\u2019t require too many brain cells. I devoured her book (in audio version because I was really too lazy to read), and I was laughing out loud. It is an autobiographical book, written as if it were addressed to her two daughters (when they turn 21, since there are quite a few graphic details). She talks about the behind-the-scenes reality of being an American female comedian, the sacrifices, the fears, the risks of the profession, and the long road she took to become successful. Ali Wong is of Vietnamese and Chinese descent. She did an exchange in Hanoi, and it is very interesting to see how someone who wants to discover part of her heritage, but knows nothing about Vietnam and does not speak Vietnamese, sees the country and tries to fit in while still being fully American. Why she prefers dating other Asian Americans, having grown..."}