The Resource American born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien
American born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien
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The item American born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Square Fish ed.
- Extent
- 233 p.
- Contents
-
- Story 1: "All Jin Wing wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at the school. Jocki and his bullies constantly pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl." Story 2: "Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on Earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god ... " Story 3: "Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse"
- Publisher's description
- Isbn
- 9780312384487
- Label
- American born Chinese
- Title
- American born Chinese
- Statement of responsibility
- Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Yang, Gene Luen
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- comic strips
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Pien, Lark
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Graphic novels
- Chinese Americans
- Identity (Psychology)
- Schools
- Cartoons and comics
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- American born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien
- Contents
- Story 1: "All Jin Wing wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at the school. Jocki and his bullies constantly pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl." Story 2: "Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on Earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god ... " Story 3: "Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse" -- Publisher's description
- Control code
- ocn231582908
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Square Fish ed.
- Extent
- 233 p.
- Isbn
- 9780312384487
- Other physical details
- chiefly col. ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)231582908
- Label
- American born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang ; color by Lark Pien
- Contents
- Story 1: "All Jin Wing wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at the school. Jocki and his bullies constantly pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl." Story 2: "Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on Earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god ... " Story 3: "Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse" -- Publisher's description
- Control code
- ocn231582908
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Square Fish ed.
- Extent
- 233 p.
- Isbn
- 9780312384487
- Other physical details
- chiefly col. ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)231582908
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