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MTV Geek Announces Gene Luen Yang’s BOXERS & SAINTS Book Trailer!

After finishing up American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang sat down for six years and wrote and drew a new graphic novel -- Boxers & Saints.  This book is the story of the two sides of China's Boxer Rebellion, and it is wonderful and moving and multi-faceted. MTV Geek just debuted the book trailer for [...]

By |2023-05-26T03:47:22-04:00June 6th, 2013|Books, GENE YANG, guest blogger|Comments Off on MTV Geek Announces Gene Luen Yang’s BOXERS & SAINTS Book Trailer!

Gene Yang, Origins of ABC-1

test headingOrigins of American Born Chinese - part 2 The second storyline in American Born Chinese follows the trials and tribulations of Jin Wang, a Chinese-American boy growing up in a white suburb: Jin’s story is based on my own, but there are significant differences. First, I didn’t really look like him when I was [...]

By |2024-03-27T23:57:43-04:00August 9th, 2006|GENE YANG, guest blogger|Comments Off on Gene Yang, Origins of ABC-1

Gene Yang, Origins of ABC-2006

test headingOrigins of American Born Chinese - part 1 American Born Chinese, my latest graphic novel, consists of three distinct storylines. The first retells the story of the Monkey King, an ancient Chinese folk hero who is ubiquitous in Asia. Here’s my version: And here’s a more classic rendition: The Monkey King first came into [...]

By |2024-03-27T23:58:46-04:00August 8th, 2006|GENE YANG, guest blogger|Comments Off on Gene Yang, Origins of ABC-2006
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