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American Born Chinese (Paperback)

by Gene Yang (Author)

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Paperback: 233 pages
Publisher: first second; 1st edition edition (Sep 5 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1596431520
ISBN-13: 978-1596431522
Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 15.2 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 522 g

Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #122,310 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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#52 in Books > Children's Books > Issues > Prejudice & Racism > Fiction

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As alienated kids go, Jin Wang is fairly run-of-the-mill: he eats lunch by himself in a corner of the schoolyard, gets picked on by bullies and jocks and develops a sweat-inducing crush on a pretty classmate. And, oh, yes, his parents are from Taiwan. This much-anticipated, affecting story about growing up different is more than just the story of a Chinese-American childhood; it's a fable for every kid born into a body and a life they wished they could escape. The fable is filtered through some very specific cultural icons: the much-beloved Monkey King, a figure familiar to Chinese kids the world over, and a buck-toothed amalgamation of racist stereotypes named Chin-Kee. Jin's hopes and humiliations might be mirrored in Chin-Kee's destructive glee or the Monkey King's struggle to come to terms with himself, but each character's expressions and actions are always perfectly familiar. True to its origin as a Web comic, this story's clear, concise lines and expert coloring are deceptively simple yet expressive. Even when Yang slips in an occasional Chinese ideogram or myth, the sentiments he's depicting need no translation. Yang accomplishes the remarkable feat of practicing what he preaches with this book: accept who you are and you'll already have reached out to others. (Sept.)
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Starred Review. Grade 7 Up–Graphic novels that focus on nonwhite characters are exceedingly rare in American comics. Enter American Born Chinese, a well-crafted work that aptly explores issues of self-image, cultural identity, transformation, and self-acceptance. In a series of three linked tales, the central characters are introduced: Jin Wang, a teen who meets with ridicule and social isolation when his family moves from San Franciscos Chinatown to an exclusively white suburb; Danny, a popular blond, blue-eyed high school jock whose social status is jeopardized when his goofy, embarrassing Chinese cousin, Chin-Kee, enrolls at his high school; and the Monkey King who, unsatisfied with his current sovereign, desperately longs to be elevated to the status of a god. Their stories converge into a satisfying coming-of-age novel that aptly blends traditional Chinese fables and legends with bathroom humor, action figures, and playground politics. Yangs crisp line drawings, linear panel arrangement, and muted colors provide a strong visual complement to the textual narrative. Like Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye and Laurence Yeps Dragonwings, this novel explores the impact of the American dream on those outside the dominant culture in a finely wrought story that is an effective combination of humor and drama.–Philip Charles Crawford, Essex High School, Essex Junction, VT
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1.0 out of 5 stars Another Boring Comicbook, Aug 12 2008

By	Marvic Adecer (Edmonton, AB Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

while the simplicity of the clear line drawings worked great, that same simplicity is also applied in the storytelling. the reader gets tricked into assuming complexity with the three storylines but how they get tied in was really convuluted and hokey. and people, c'mon, there are so many more things to explore in non-white-kids-coming-of-age-in-america stories than white kids calling them names while they pine for ivory skin.

if you want a good alienated-kid-coming-to-grips-with-his-culture-or-lack-thereof type story, check out Into The Heart of the Storm by Will Eisner. or One! Hundred! Demons!!! by Lynda Barry.

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