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Gene Luen Yang, the Eisner-winning creator of acclaimed graphic novel American Born Chinese, is picking up the katana to take ...
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are as popular as ever, and the ongoing comics series is getting one of the most popular writers around. Eisner-winner Gene Luen Yang joins us at San Diego Comic-Con ...
The new Disney Plus series “American Born Chinese” is not a typical coming-of-age story. The show, which follows teenager Jin Wang and features Academy Award winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy ...
I was always worried how that was going to translate into a television series or a movie.” Gene Luen Yang (far left), with American Born Chinese stars Ben Wang, Daniel Wu, and showrunner Kelvin Yu.
Gene Luen Yang, left, Ben Wang, Jimmy Liu and Sydney Taylor attend the premiere of the Disney+ original series “American Born Chinese” at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in New York.
Twenty years ago, Gene Luen Yang taught high school and wrote comics on the side. Now, he's the author of American Born Chinese and other bestsellers. He says comic books belong in every classroom.
Gene Luen Yang shares how shame and self-acceptance fueled the creation of his graphic novel and new Disney+ series, "American Born Chinese." SUNNYVALE, Calif.
Gene Luen Yang’s story began in San Francisco. It’s The City where Yang’s parents worked their first jobs after immigrating to the U.S. His mom, originally from Hong Kong, worked at a bank ...
Gene Luen Yang has unveiled Boxers & Saints. The American Born Chinese creator will explore China's 1900 Boxer Rebellion in a two-volume slipcase set from First Second. Boxers will focus on a ...
We speak with a 10th grader who won a local contest for a letter he wrote to author Gene Luen Yang about the story. Then, we hear from Gene and Boston University's Joel Christian Gill.
Lunar New Year Love Story, the new graphic novel written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Leuyen Pham, follows a teenage girl who believes she's been stuck with a generational curse for ...