As for books, I do not think I have read any that is somewhat similar to American Born Chinese.
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I had a hard time finding a book, movie or show to help you understand the genre and style of this book as I tend not to watch that many shows or movies. I recommend it to those who love a good humorous adventure story, with thoughtful and relatable stories. American Born Chinese is a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang that follows three storylines: an ancient legend from China about a monkey king, a young boy whose parents were Chinese immigrants, and a. It is perfect for readers who battle with maintaining their self-identity and cultural while fitting in with their community. Other than that I enjoy and had a fun time reading this entertaining graphic novel. Overall, I would give this book a 4/5 as I felt that the ending was very rushed. Chin-Kee happens to be the Monkey King and teaches Jin self-acceptance through the learning of his own mistakes. Now how exactly does Gene Luen Yang combine all these? We discover that Danny is Jin and is whom Jin wishes to be. The author illustrates the story of Jin Wang, who happens to be the only Chinese-American at his new school, the tale of Chin-Kee and cousin Danny who is a white boy embarrass by his cousin Chin-Kee and the legend of the Monkey King. The form of the story truly is one of a kind with three diverse stories leading to one huge climatic events. Although after five hundred years of living under a pile of rocks, he learns to accept his identity and recognize his true form. No matter how much more qualify he is than others, he still ends up being rejected. This novel, all in all, stresses the importance of self-acceptance.Identity also plays a tremendous part in the theme of the monkey king’s story as he is rejected by others because of the way. The Monkey King, Jin, and Danny all at first failed to realize that there is nothing wrong with being an outsider. They were so obsessed with how others saw them that they lost control, bringing harm only to themselves. Each character was ashamed of something they were “unfortunately’ connected to – the Monkey Kings species, Jin’s Asian culture, and Danny’s cousin. In the end, all three storylines merge together, revealing the moral of the novel – accepting yourself Just the way you are. Because Chin-Kee has slanted eyes, buck teeth, knows Kung-Fu, and has an accent, Danny loses his way and goes all out on his cousin – only resulting in one very bad ” cousin changes his whole life, forcing Danny to transfer schools in order to escape the embarrassment and shame. Just when Danny is about to get a girlfriend, make a sports team, or become popular around school, a visit from his “F.
When I was a kid, my mother used to tell me Chinese folktales before bedtime. The last storyline presents Danny, an American high school basketball player who has the perfect student life every year until his cousin from China, Chin-Kee, comes for a visit. I first heard about the monkey king from my mom. In spite of that though, Jin Wang is internally ashamed of his friends’ Asian heritage. He doesn’t want to be out in public with other Asian people, but he later realizes the things they have in common and later become the best of friends. Afterwards, when another young boy from Taiwan is enrolled as an exchange student named Wei-Chen, Jin at first takes no interest.
Not long after his first day of school, Jin finds out Just how difficult it is to be one of the few Asians among the many American faces.
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