I had the biggest smile on my face when I finished reading this delightfully charming book。 It's funny， eye-opening， inspiring， and touching--my favorite qualities in any media！ I'm a straight-up Kal Penn fan since I first saw him in The Namesake。 So it was fascinating for me to get the backstory on how he came to play that part， as well as what happened with his short-lived sitcom， Sunnyside。 Through this book， I came to see him as a great writer and storyteller， a hardworking and idealistic ac I had the biggest smile on my face when I finished reading this delightfully charming book。 It's funny， eye-opening， inspiring， and touching--my favorite qualities in any media！ I'm a straight-up Kal Penn fan since I first saw him in The Namesake。 So it was fascinating for me to get the backstory on how he came to play that part， as well as what happened with his short-lived sitcom， Sunnyside。 Through this book， I came to see him as a great writer and storyteller， a hardworking and idealistic activist， and a loyal， loving friend and family member。 When I had the chance to meet Kal Penn many years ago， my cousin Michael， who was going to introduce us， knew what a big Kal Penn fan I was and kept reminding me that I had to be cool。 "He's just a dude，" Michael kept reminding me。 "He's just a dude。" And he was very humble and didn't project Hollywood star when he worked in the Obama administration。 As my aunt said， surprised when she heard about his other life aside from politics， "I thought he was just Michael's friend Kal。" The thing is， he may be just a dude， but he's an extraordinary one with a great story to tell！ 。。。more