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Title: <\/strong>American Born Chinese<\/p>\n

By:<\/strong> Gene Luen Yang<\/p>\n

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There are some stories, which when you read them, feel like they were meant to be told in comic book format. Gene Luen Yang’s funny and touching coming-of-age tale about the son of Chinese immigrants is one of them.\n<\/p>\n

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There are three narratives in American Born Chinese<\/a>\"\"<\/span>.<\/p>\n

There is a mythical Chinese fable featuring the Monkey King<\/a> who struggles for acceptance in the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n

Jim Wang, an introverted second generation Chinese boy, goes through school with the added trepidation borne of being a minority. Jim’s attempts to come into his own are depicted hilariously by flashes of lightening that course through his newly acquired perm – jolts of confidence that momentarily lead him to overcome his shyness and pursue his desires.<\/p>\n

And finally Danny, an all-American teenager, is visited by his unabashedly Chinese cousin Chin-kee who promptly starts following him around school. Danny’s embarrassment – brought about by stereotypical cultural displacement anecdotes centered on Chin-kee – is punctuated by laughter lettered between panels – evoking a laugh track from a hidden audience in a sitcom.<\/p>\n

The three narratives collide in the end. And despite being a tad heavy-handed it feels genuine and heartfelt. To keep the focus on the story and its characters, American Born Chinese is rendered in basic artwork (clean lines, no shading, head-on perspective) and coloring that evokes the delicate pastels of Chinese landscape art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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