Gene luen yang autobiography of miss
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Gene Luen Yang's path from teaching high school to writing 'American Born Chinese'
About The Episode
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.
About Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang is the bestselling cartoonist and author of American Born Chinese, Dragon Hoops, and many more. He is also an executive producer on the Disney+ adaptation of American Born Chinese starring Ben Wang and Michelle Yeoh. American Born Chinese won the annual Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, and was the first graphic novel to be a finalist for the National Book Award. Yang has also served as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He is also the author of the Avatar: The Last Airbender comics series for Dark Horse Comics, as well as a Superman series for DC Comics and the Shang-Chi series for Marvel. Prior to becoming a full-time author, Yang taught high school computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California.
About Ben Wang
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