Gene Luen Yang

Gene Luen Yang is an author and cartoonist whose graphic novels explore identity, culture, and belonging. American Born Chinese received the Michael L. Printz Award, was a National Book Award finalist, and became a Disney+ series. His other work includes Boxers & Saints, Dragon Hoops, Secret Coders, Superman Smashes the Klan, and stories for DC and Marvel. The Library of Congress named him National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in 2016.

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Years covered2006

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American Born Chinese

2006 · Graphic Novel

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5 editions: Hardcover · 2006 | Paperback · 2006 | Paperback · 2021 | eBook · 2024 | eBook · 2023

1 adaptation: American Born Chinese · Series / TV · 2023

About this work & edition details

American Born Chinese interweaves three stories: Jin Wang's effort to fit in at a new school, the Monkey King's struggle against the limits placed on him, and the humiliating visits of Chin-Kee to his cousin Danny. The strands use myth, school comedy, and deliberately exaggerated stereotypes to examine racism, shame, friendship, and self-acceptance. As the apparent separation between the characters breaks down, Jin must confront what he has rejected about himself. Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel received the Michael L. Printz Award and later inspired the Disney+ series of the same name.

Hardcover · First Second · 2006-09-05 · English
ISBN 9781596432086

Paperback · First Second · 2006-09-05 · English
ISBN 9781596431522

Paperback · First Second · 2021-02-23 · English
ISBN 9781250811899

eBook · Macmillan · 2024-01-11 · English
ISBN 9781035016662

eBook · Cross Cult · 2023 · German

Podcasts & Discussion (6)

Story First PodcastGene Luen Yang: The Kid with the Comic ↗2026-08-27Story First PodcastGene Luen Yang: The Kid with the Comic ↗2026-08-27The Comics Collective | Comic Book PodcastAvatar the Last Airbender by Gene Luen Yang pt. 2 ↗2026-08-19The Comics Collective | Comic Book PodcastAvatar the Last Airbender by Gene Luen Yang pt. 1 ft. Comic Drake ↗2026-08-12Avatar: Braving the ElementsBest Redemption with Gene Luen Yang ↗2024-08-27Avatar: Braving the ElementsThe Finale! Siege of the North, Part 2 w/ Gene Luen Yang ↗2022-03-15

News & Coverage (1)

title interviewGene Luen Yang on American Born Chinese and Its Surreal Journey ↗Los Angeles Times · 2023-05-24

Screen & Stage

American Born Chinese

A Disney+ action-comedy series based on Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel.

Series / TV · 2023 · Released

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Graphic Novel