A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that hes the only Chinese-American student at his new school the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Dannys life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax. American Born Chinese is a National Book Award Finalist for Young Peoples Literature, the winner of the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album New, an Eisner Award nominee for Best Coloring and a Bank Street - Best Childrens Book of the Year.
