Not only does his luscious hair inspire envy, but so does his ability to poignantly express his observations with depth and humor.  Irving Ruan opens up to us about how he discovered his inner writer after a depression-fueled magic mushroom experience, and paints a picture of his childhood through Cheetos-colored lenses.  He gives us his view of ‘diversity’ as a concept vs reality and credits Ocean Vuong for emphasizing Asian-American presence over representation.
 
Irving Ruan is a Chinese American writer, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, actor, engineer, and former startup founder.  Named by Paste Magazine as one of the best humorists writing today, Irving is a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's Quarterly, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Funny Or Die, CollegeHumor, Hyphen Magazine, The Bold Italic, and elsewhere.