By Ashlyn Chak
Taiwan-born stand-up comic Atsuko Okatsuka did not have what many would consider a typical upbringing.
Her Taiwanese mother and Japanese father divorced when she was very young. Since her father got full custody of her, she spent most of her early childhood in Japan.
When she was eight, her maternal grandmother took her on a “two-month vacation” to Los Angeles that turned into a seven-year undocumented stay in the United States.
Okatsuka says she was very confused.
“You’re still a kid. You’re…