about

From being raised by wrestling-obsessed Buddhist monks in San Diego to running an underground fight club in middle school in Arizona, Tim Xayasomloth pulls from his unconventional upbringing to explore the unique challenges of assimilation. Having to share a TV with 10 other kids, the channels flipped between shounen anime, flashy hip-hop music videos, and melodramatic teen dramas. With an irreverence to serious situations, Tim writes to find humor in identity, masculinity, and culture.