Pax Assadi's new memoir mines a childhood filled with mortifying moments
Comedian Pax Assadi has released a new memoir titled 'Mortified', which explores his experiences growing up as a child of refugees in New Zealand. The book follows his successful TV comedy series, 'Raised by Refugees'.
Why it matters
It provides cultural insight into the immigrant experience and the intersection of comedy and personal identity.
Pax Assadi didn t shy away from the realities of immigrant family life in his Raised by Refugees TV comedy and his new memoir, Mortified , recalls some acutely embarrassing, and bizarre, memories of growing up in New Zealand.
The article is a straightforward cultural profile of an artist and his work.
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