Gene Luen Yang

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Gene Luen Yang (Traditional Chinese: ???, Simplified: ???, Pinyin: YÃÆ'¡ng J? nlÃÆ'ºn , born August 9, 1973) is an Asian-Cartoonist America. He is a frequent lecturer in the field of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries. In addition, he is the Director of Information Services and teaches computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. In 2012, Yang joins the faculty at Hamline University, as part of the Master of Fine Arts program in Fine Arts for Children and Young Adults (MFAC). In 2016, the US Congressional Library named him Ambassador for Youth Literature. That year he became the third graphic novelist, along with Lauren Redniss, to accept the MacArthur Guild.

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Who believed he was born in Alameda or Fremont, California. He is the son of an electrical engineer from Taiwan and a programmer who grew up in Hong Kong and Taiwan, both of whom emigrated to the United States. They met at the San Jose State University Library during graduate school. His parents instilled him a strong work ethic and strengthened their Asian culture. In his speech at Penn State, where he spoke as part of the Novel Graphic Speaker Series, Yang reminded that his parents always told his story during his childhood.

That is part of a small minority of Asian Americans in elementary school. He grew up to be an animator for Disney. In third grade, he made a biographical report about Walt Disney, which he said his obsession began. This changed in fifth grade when her mother took her to their local bookstore where she bought her her first comic book, 57th edition of Superman's DC Comics Presents series, a book she agreed to buy because Yang's first choice, < i> Marvel Two-in-One issue 99, featuring the Thing and Rom characters on the cover, which he thinks looks too scary.

Who attended the University of California, Berkeley for his bachelor's degree. He wanted an art department but his father encouraged him to pursue a more "practical" field so Yang majored in computer science with a minor in creative writing. In college Yang found himself far less than a minority. During this time, he began to question his faith, but the moment he experienced while walking through the forest during his first year caused him to make Jesus the focus of his life.

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Careers

After graduating in 1995, Yang worked as a computer engineer for two years. However, after a five-day silent retreat, he felt he had to teach, and left his job as an engineer to teach computer science in high school. In 1996, Yang started publishing his own comics under Humble Comics. Which was then published with First Second Book (a Macmillan Publisher print), Marvel Comics, SLG Publishing, Black Horse Comics, Harper teen , The New Press , and Pauline Books & amp; Media .

In 1997, Yang first published comics Gordon Yamamoto and King Geeks under the footsteps of his Humble Comics, and it won him Xeric Grant, his own publishing grant for comic book creators. Which then publishes two more installments in the mini series Gordon Yamamoto and the sequel, Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order. In 2010, the series Gordon Yamamoto and King of the Geeks were published together as by the Slave Graph of Employment.

In 2006, Yang published American Born Chinese with First Second Publishing, won the annual Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, which recognizes "the best book written for teenagers this year, based entirely on literature. worthy ". This is the first graphic novel to be a finalist for the National Book Award, Young People Literature, and won the Eisner Award for the best new graphics album. American Born Chinese has been listed in the Graphic Novels Book List for Teens; NPR Holiday Pick, Weekly Comic Week Comics Best Comics of the Year, San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, National Cartoon Society Award for Best Comic Book, Chinese American Librarian Association 2006/2007 Best Graphic Album - New, Ten Best Comics of the Year, and Amazon.com Novels Graphics/Comics of the Year.

Other works that have been recognized as well. In 2009, Yang was awarded another Eisner Award for the best short story for his collaborative work The Eternal Smile he wrote and Derek Kirk Kim illustrated. Which was nominated for the Eisner Awards for both Prime Baby and her collaborative work Level Up .

Who wrote Avatar Avatar series: The Last Airbender for Dark Horse Comics, the first volume released in January 2012. Graphic novel Yang, Boxers & amp; Saints , published by First Second Books in September 2013. In July 2016, DC Comics released the first edition of The New Super-man , featuring a separate Chinese character in the Superman print. , written by Yang.

That advocates the use of comics and graphic novels as an educational tool in the classroom. In his final project for his master's degree at California State University, East Bay, he emphasized the power of comic education, claiming that they are motivating, visual, permanent, intermediate, and popular. As part of his Master project, Yang made an online comic called Factoring with Mr. & Amp; Mosley the Alien as a method of teaching mathematics. This idea comes from a time when Yang replaced the math lesson at Bishop O'Dowd. Because of the position of the Director of Information Services he held at school, he was forced to skip classes and use comics to help students learn the concepts in his absence. Positive student feedback inspires him to use the idea for his Master project.

Chinese Americans

American Born Chinese was released by First Second Books in 2006. The first story line is the contemporary rendition of Yang from the Chinese story of Kung Fu practicing Monkey King of Flower-Fruit Mountain, The Monkey King, and his journey to the west. Yang, a Catholic, replaces the Buddha, from the original story, with a Christian-influenced deity, Tze-Yo-Tzuh. Throughout the story, The Monkey King is not happy with himself as a monkey and continues to try to be another version of him. Tze-Yo-Tzuh tries to help The Monkey King accept himself. When the Monkey King rejected Tze-Yo-Tzuh imprison him under a rocky mountain. A monk named Jiang Tao was sent by Tze-Yo-Tzuh on a mission to bring three packages to the west and will pick up his disciple, the Monkey King, on his way. He finds the Monkey King imprisoned beneath a rocky mountain and frees him from the mountain by convincing the Monkey King to return to his original form.

The second story follows an American-born Chinese boy, named Jin Wang, who moved to a suburb where he attended only two other Asian students. Jin struggles with Chinese identity and begins to reject him when he meets a new Asian student, Wei-Chen. Wei-Chen is a Taiwanese immigrant who just came to the United States and he and Jin became good friends. Jin starts dating a Caucasian girl in his class and his friend, Gregg, asks Jin not to ask him again because he feels the need to protect his image. Jin sees this as a personal attack against him because of his race and becomes angry. Angry and confused, she kisses Wei-Chen's boyfriend and they quarrel. That night, Jin remembers his fight with Wei-Chen and assures him that Wei-Chen deserves it. That night, Jin dreams about a Chinese woman he met when he was young. She had told her that she could be whatever she wanted if she was willing to give up her soul. He wakes up the next morning and looks in the mirror to see himself as a Caucasian boy and he changes his name to Danny.

The third story line follows Danny, "American boy" and Chinese Chin-Kee cousin, who come to visit each year. Danny is embarrassed by his cousin Chin-Kee, who is portrayed in a traditional queue and neckline, because he is Chinese. At the end of this narration, we learn that Chin-Kee is really the Monkey King. The Monkey King then proceeds to tell Danny that his son Wei-Chen was sent to live among sinless men for forty years but he has changed and no longer wants to follow in his father's footsteps. That's when The Monkey King decided to visit Danny. Danny realizes that the reason Wei-Chen falls into sin is his mistake and when he realizes this, he turns Jin Jin back. The Monkey King gave Jin Wang a card with an address on it and Jin Wang went there to make amends with Wei-Chen.

Though it is interesting from past experiences to write this narrative, they are not autobiographical. American Born Chinese has been recommended to teachers for classroom instruction.

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Awards and acknowledgments

In January 2016, Yang began serving two years as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a program organized by the Children's Book Board, Every Child Reader, and Book Center at the Library of Congress.

Named for the 2016 class of the MacArthur Fellows Program, receive what is commonly called "Genius Grant". The MacArthur Foundation, naming the men, said "his work for young adults shows the potential of comics to broaden our understanding of cultures and people."

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Selected works

• Rosary Comic Book (Pauline Books & Media, 2003) A graphic novel that tells the story behind the mystery of the Catholic rosary in which each panel represents one of the prayers.
• Animal Crackers (SLG Publications, 2004) Showing Gordon Yamamoto and the Geeks and Loyola Chin and the San Migrant Order .
• American Born Chinese (First Second Books, 2006)
• Eternal Smile (First Book of First, 2009). A collection of three short stories.
• Prime Baby (First Second Book, 2010) Thaddeus is upset that not only his baby sister (whom he hates) is an inter-dimensional channel for peace-loving aliens, but that no one will believe him.
• Level Up (First Second Book, 2011) Dennis Ouyang's parents hope he goes to medical school instead of being a professional gamer. He finds himself stuck on the road to medical school by four angels and has to find a way out.
• Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise (Dark Horse Comics, 2012)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search (Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
• Boxers and Saints (Second Book First, 2013), Two novels set during Boxer Uprising, Boxers depicting "foreign missionaries and foreign troops" oppression in the countryside and robbing Chinese peasants. "Little Bao," harnessing the power of the ancient Chinese gods, "recruited the Boxers," the commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from 'foreign devils'. " Saints feared the unwanted and undesirable thing of the fourth daughter, Girl Four, who finally found friendship in Christianity. Yet young male groups roam the countryside, killing Westerners and Chinese Christians. He must decide whether he is willing to die for his faith. Boxers and Saints was the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award 2013 for the Young Adult Literature and was nominated for the 2014 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel.
• The Shadow Hero , illustrated by Sonny Liew (First Second Books, 2014) An epic tale for the unknown hero of the Golden-Age comic book The Green Turtle, considered the first Asian - American Superhero.
• Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift (Dark Horse Comics, 2014)
• Superman Vol.3 # 41-50, illustrated by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson (DC Comics, 2015-2016)
• Secret Coders , illustrated by Mike Holmes (First Second, 2015 -)
• New Super Man , DC Comic series on Chinese Superman, Kenan Kong, in China (2016 -)
• Paths & amp; Portal , illustrated by Mike Holmes, First Second, 2016

Antologi

• Up All Night (Harper Collins) Ã, - 14 short story pages
• Secret Identity (New Release) Ã, - 12-page short story
• Weird Tales II (Marvel Comics) Ã, - 4-page short story
• Nursery Rhyme Comics (First Second Books) Ã, - short story 1 page
• Shattered (The New Press) Ã, - 4-page short story
• Open Mic (Candlewick) Ã, - 4-page short story
• Comic Squad: Recess! (Random House) Ã, - 12 short story pages

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See also

• Chinese American History in San Francisco

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Factoring with Mr. & Amp; Mosley the Alien
• Humble Comics, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2008
• Interview with Gene Luen Yang, Kartika Review

• Articles on 'Eternal Smile', Hyphen Magazine
• Gene Yang in DB Comic Book
• Gene Yang at the Library of Congress Authorities, with 9 catalog records
• Appearance in C-SPAN

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