Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Gene Luen Yang
American cartoonist and author
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.
More from Gene Luen Yang (103 quotes) →More quotes by Gene Luen Yang
- “Figuring out a way to balance the Boxer story with the Chinese Christians was difficult.”Gene Luen Yang
- “In my research, I learned that the Boxers' kung fu wasn't all that formalized. The vast majority of them didn…”Gene Luen Yang
- “'Boxers' was more time consuming simply because it was longer, but 'Saints' was definitely harder. I think it…”Gene Luen Yang
- “I grew up in a religious community, and like everyone, I went through a period of doubt and later made a cons…”Gene Luen Yang
Explore Graphic Novels
- “Simon’s love life was complicated, but there was a pang, just for a moment, for this woman talking graphic no…”Cassandra Clare
- “When I started out in the eighties, the idea of creating serious comics for adults was pretty laughable to mo…”Seth
- “Graphic novels and comic books, by and large, as you know, have cover art, and they have interior art. The in…”Orlando Jones
Explore Books
- “My parents were wonderful people, but there were terrible rows between them, and at times I found the atmosph…”Michelle Magorian
- “Whenever you have two characters in a book, whether it's a novel or nonfiction, you run the risk that the rea…”Mitch Albom
- “I think I wrote 'The Trysting Place' in about three weeks. But it was inexperience that made me have to do th…”Mary Balogh
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Gene Luen Yang
Avatar
2017
American Born Chinese
2006
Avatar
2017
Avatar
2020
Level Up
2016