Gene Luen Yang

American cartoonist and author103 QUOTES

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Gene Luen Yang is an American cartoonist and author. He lectures frequently on graphic novels and comics, and has spoken at conventions, universities, schools, and libraries. He also worked at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California, where he served as Director of Information Services and taught computer science. In 2012, he joined Hamline University’s low-residency MFA program in writing for children and young adults. In 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and he received a MacArthur Fellowship that same year.

“When 'American Born Chinese' started getting a lot of attention, I freaked out a little bit because I realized that up until then I had just been doing comics by following my gut. I didn't really know much about plot structure or anything; I kind of just followed my gut.”

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“I general don't color my stuff - I'm pretty horrible with color. Usually, I'll get one of my cartoonist friends to help me out.”

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“Creativity requires input, and that's what research is. You're gathering material with which to build.”

CREATIVITY

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