![]() ![]() ![]() The process of writing the third part of the story began when Mr. Finally, “Chin-Kee” was made to be an abomination of all the horrible Chinese American stereotypes. The second character was the monkey king, a mythological creature that Gene was fascinated with growing up. Yang’s experience growing up in a predominantly white community. The first character introduced was Jin Wang, a boy who represents Mr. He decided to weave the stories together, making “American Born Chinese” a three part comic, with each section focusing on one of the characters. Yang initially had three story ideas but was unsure of how to execute them individually. Yang’s award-winning graphic novel, “American Born Chinese,” was this year’s upper school community summer reading book.ĭuring his writing process, Mr. Gene Luen Yang attended Zoom calls with upper school students at Taipei American School (TAS) from Nov. Gene Luen Yang talks about the importance of embracing cultural identity. ![]()
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