First published in 2006, American Born Chinese was soon hailed as a modern masterpiece of young adult literature and established Gene Luen Yang as a leading voice of his generation. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in a twenty-first-century fable that is hilarious, poignant, and action-packed. Based on the genre-hopping graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager juggling his high. Through three interlinked stories, this award-winning graphic novel. Printz Award winner, a National Book Award finalist,īonus Content: Includes an interview with author Gene Luen Yang and series creator Kelvin YuĪ tour-de-force by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he's the only Chinese-American student at his school the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest tales from Chinese folklore and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny's life with his yearly visits. A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: American Born Chinese. A New York Times–bestselling graphic novel, a Michael L. American Born Chinese is an upcoming action comedy television series based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang.

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