Take a photo of a barcode or cover
kevin_shepherd 's review for:
American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
*Winner of the Michaell Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.
Gene Luen Yang lays out the coming-of-age odyssey of Chinese-American Jin Wang in three distinct vignettes. There's the Monkey King, Jin's mythical heritage. There's Chin-Kee, the offensive racist stereotype (see also: Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's). And then there's just Jin himself, with his insecurities and his angst and his best friend, Taiwanese immigrant Wei-Chen Sun.
Assimilation is a complicated process, especially when one is struggling to maintain a sense of cultural identity. Yang's approach to telling this story is unique and imaginative and fun to read. This is self-deprecating humor with purpose and heart.
Gene Luen Yang lays out the coming-of-age odyssey of Chinese-American Jin Wang in three distinct vignettes. There's the Monkey King, Jin's mythical heritage. There's Chin-Kee, the offensive racist stereotype (see also: Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's). And then there's just Jin himself, with his insecurities and his angst and his best friend, Taiwanese immigrant Wei-Chen Sun.
Assimilation is a complicated process, especially when one is struggling to maintain a sense of cultural identity. Yang's approach to telling this story is unique and imaginative and fun to read. This is self-deprecating humor with purpose and heart.