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Comedian Ryan Conner grew up as a white kid with six black brothers, two white brothers, two from Vietnam, and one from China, giving him a unique perspective on what it means to be American, a perspective he brings to the stage and now, for the first time, on paper. In 12 Men Enter the Kitchen, Conner tells funny stories that also address often-made assumptions about race, culture, and identity, and offers powerful and funny insights into the unifying power of family, compassion, and redemption. Read his stories about refugee journeys, the struggles of adoption, the triumph of love over hate, factory closings, lounge suits, bullying, comedy icons, what happens when a kid who broke no rules goes to college and works as a drug front, the life of a comedian, poverty, the worst congratulations in the history of weddings, the struggle between ambition and family, and maybe a crazy party. Funny and poignant stories are told against the backdrop of a home life that has made their lives ordinary in every sense of the word. Through sharp, humorous storytelling, discover a message of hope in these trying times: that diversity is not a burden, but our greatest strength. In the end, everything except family becomes almost meaningless.