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{{Short description|American graphic novelist (born 1973)}}
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'''Gene Luen Yang''' ({{zh |t=楊謹倫<ref>"[http://photos.america.gov/galleries/amgov/30145/born_ch_mgck/ 杨谨伦：美生中国人的表述.]" ([https://archive.today/20131003181605/http://photos.america.gov/galleries/amgov/30145/born_ch_mgck/ Archive]) [[Government of the United States]]. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>}}; born August 9, 1973)<ref name=Biography /> is an American [[cartoonist]]. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of [[graphic novel]]s and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries.<ref name="Hamline" /> In addition, he was the Director of Information Services and taught [[computer science]] at [[Bishop O'Dowd High School]] in [[Oakland, California]].<ref name="san francisco chronicle">{{cite news |last=Chen |first=Alice C. |title=The Humble Comic: Gene Yang's Christian take on being American-born Chinese fuels his emerging comics career |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/09/CM5P10823R.DTL&type=books |access-date=April 3, 2012 |date=May 11, 2008 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] }}</ref> In 2012, Yang joined the faculty at [[Hamline University]] as a part of the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program.<ref name=Hamline>{{cite web |title=Hamline University |url=http://www.hamline.edu|access-date=April 12, 2012 }}</ref> In 2016, the U.S. [[Library of Congress]] named him [[National Ambassador for Young People's Literature|Ambassador for Young People's Literature]].<ref name="Gustines">George Gene Gustines, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/books/library-of-congress-anoints-graphic-novelist-as-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature.html?_r=0 "Library of Congress Anoints Graphic Novelist as Ambassador for Young People’s Literature"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 4, 2016.</ref> That year he became the third graphic novelist, alongside [[Lauren Redniss]], to receive a [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellowship]].<ref name="MacArthur">{{cite web|title=Meet the 2016 MacArthur Fellows|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class/class-2016/ |publisher=John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation|access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
Yang believes he was born in either [[Alameda, California|Alameda]] or [[Fremont, California]].<ref name="san francisco chronicle"/> He is the child of an electrical engineer from [[Taiwan]] and a programmer who grew up in [[Hong Kong]] and Taiwan, both of whom emigrated to the United States.<ref name=Biography>{{cite web |title=A Biography of Gene Luen Yang |url=http://beyondthepalebooks.net/author/beyondthepalebooks/ |access-date=April 14, 2012 |author=Antonucci, Lisa |author2=Xochitl Ayon |author3=Justin Beck |author4=Cassandra Ulrich |author5=Yahaira Vega |author6=Alnas Zia |date=March 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018183427/http://beyondthepalebooks.net/author/beyondthepalebooks/ |archive-date=October 18, 2011 }}</ref> They met at the [[San Jose State University]] Library during graduate school.<ref name="san francisco chronicle"/> He has a younger brother. He grew up in a Catholic family, and his parents instilled in him a strong work ethic and reinforced their Asian culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1976&context=lajm|title=Gene Luen Yang on Iconography, Cultural Conflict, and his New Graphic Novel, Graphic Novel, Boxers and Saints Boxers and Saints|newspaper=Language Arts Journal of Michigan|date=2013|first=Robert|last=Rozema|access-date=2023-05-23}}</ref> In a speech at [[Penn State]], where he spoke as a part of a Graphic Novel Speaker Series, Yang recalled that both of his parents always told him stories during his childhood.<ref name="Gene YouTube"/>

Yang was a part of a small Asian-American minority in his elementary school. He grew up wanting to be an animator for [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]. In third grade, he did a biographical report on [[Walt Disney]], which is where he says his obsession started.<ref name="Gene YouTube"/> This changed in fifth grade when his mother took him to their local bookstore where she bought him his first comic book, issue 57 of the [[Superman]] series ''[[DC Comics Presents]]'', a book she agreed to buy because Yang's first choice, ''[[Marvel Two-in-One]]'' issue 99, featured the characters [[The Thing (comics)|The Thing]] and [[Rom (comics)|Rom]] on the cover, which she thought looked too frightening.<ref name="Gene YouTube">{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Gene|title=Gene Yang Speaks as Part of Graphic Novel Speakers Series|website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYA3HNbc7Rs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/xYA3HNbc7Rs |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=March 20, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Yang attended the [[University of California, Berkeley]] for his undergraduate degree. He wanted to major in art but his father encouraged him to pursue a more "practical" field so Yang majored in computer science with a minor in creative writing.<ref name=berkeley/>

==Works==
After graduating in 1995, Yang worked as a computer engineer for two years. However, after a five-day silent retreat, he felt he was meant to teach, and left his job as a computer engineer to teach computer science at a high school.<ref name=berkeley/> As a teacher, he drew comics afterschool and during weekends. In 1996, Yang began self-publishing his own comics under the imprint Humble Comics. Yang went on to be published with ''First Second Books'' (an imprint of [[Macmillan Publishers]]),<ref name="san francisco chronicle"/> [[Marvel Comics]], [[DC Comics]], [[Slave Labor Graphics|SLG Publishing]], [[Dark Horse Comics]], [[HarperTeen]], [[The New Press]], and [[Pauline Books & Media]].<ref name="gene yang comics">{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Gene|title=Comics|url=http://geneyang.com/comics|access-date=April 23, 2012}}</ref>

In 1997, Yang first published comic ''Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks'' under his Humble Comics imprint, and it won him the [[Xeric Foundation|Xeric Grant]], a self-publishing grant for comic book creators.<ref name=berkeley>{{cite web|title=Story Hour in the Library: Gene Yang|url=http://storyhour.berkeley.edu/libraries/storyhour/1011/index.html#yang|access-date=April 18, 2012|date=December 2, 2010|archive-date=May 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519112058/http://storyhour.berkeley.edu/libraries/storyhour/1011/index.html#yang|url-status=dead}}</ref> Yang later published two more installments in the ''Gordon Yamamoto'' mini-series and a sequel, ''Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order''. In 2010, both ''Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks'' series and ''Loyola Chin and the San Pelgrino Order'' were published together as ''Animal Crackers'' by [[Slave Labor Graphics]].<ref name="slg publishing">{{cite web|title=Animal Crackers|url=http://www.slgcomic.com/search.asp?keyword=animal+crackers&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=GO|access-date=April 21, 2012}}</ref>

In 2006, Yang published ''[[American Born Chinese (graphic novel)|American Born Chinese]]'' with First Second Publishing.<ref name="American Born Chinese">{{cite book|last=Yang|first=Gene|title=American Born Chinese|url=https://archive.org/details/americanbornchin00gene|url-access=registration|year=2006|publisher=01 First Second Books|isbn=978-0-312-38448-7|pages=back cover}}</ref> Drawing upon the Chinese folk character of the trickster [[Monkey King]], the book tells the story of a school-age second-generation immigrant who struggles with his Chinese-American identity. Although Yang drew from his own experiences, the book is not autobiographical.<ref name="kartika review">{{cite web|date=Winter 2007|title=Interview with Gene Luen Yang|url=http://kartikareview.com/?portfolio=issue-01-winter-2007|access-date=March 10, 2012|pages=84–88|archive-date=August 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802100057/http://kartikareview.com/?portfolio=issue-01-winter-2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2021 [[Disney+]] ordered production of a television adaptation of the book.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 4, 2021|title=Disney+ Greenlights 'American Born Chinese' Series From Melvin Mar, Kelvin Yu & Jake Kasdan; 'Shang-Chi's Destin Daniel Cretton To Direct|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/american-born-chinese-disney-plus-series-melvin-mar-kelvin-yu-destin-daniel-cretton-1234848912/|access-date=October 4, 2021|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

Yang's other works have been recognized as well. In 2009, Yang was awarded another [[Eisner Award for Best Short Story]] for his collaborative work ''The Eternal Smile'' which he wrote and [[Derek Kirk Kim]] illustrated.<ref name=Hamline/> Yang was nominated for Eisner Awards for both ''Prime Baby'' and his collaborative work ''[[Level Up (comics)|Level Up]]''.<ref name="gene yang about">{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Gene|title=About|url=http://geneyang.com/about|access-date=April 10, 2012}}</ref>

Yang wrote the ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' comics series for Dark Horse Comics, the first volume of which was released in January 2012.<ref name="gene yang comics"/> Yang's graphic novel, ''Boxers & Saints'', which was published by First Second Books in September 2013. In July 2016, DC Comics released the first issue of ''[[Kong Kenan|New Super-Man]]'', featuring a separate Chinese character in the Superman mold, written by Yang and drawn by [[Viktor Bogdanovic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/04/14/naming-super-man|title=Naming Super-Man|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref> In October 2019, Yang created a [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], ''[[Superman Smashes the Klan]]'', a loose adaptation of a famous 1946 story-arc from ''[[The Adventures of Superman (radio series)|The Adventures of Superman]]'' radio series, "Clan of the Fiery Cross", in which an Asian-American family is threatened by the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and a young and unsure Superman is determined to protect the children from the terrorists.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pinion |first=Kyle |title=The long-awaited ''Superman Smashes the Klan'' debuts this October |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/superman-smashes-the-klan-by-gene-luen-yang/ |website=The Beat |date=July 10, 2019 |access-date=July 11, 2019 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711012228/https://www.comicsbeat.com/superman-smashes-the-klan-by-gene-luen-yang/ |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Making his [[Marvel Comics]] debut in 2020, Yang wrote a miniseries starring the martial arts superhero [[Shang-Chi]]. According to Yang, the series explores the relationship between Shang-Chi and his archenemy father [[Zheng Zu]], who was originally the infamous villain [[Fu Manchu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/books/shang-chi-marvel.html|title = A Shang-Chi Comic for Summer, Ahead of the Hero's Marvel Film|newspaper = The New York Times|date = March 12, 2020|last1 = Gustines|first1 = George Gene}}</ref> In May 2021, in celebration of the [[Asian Pacific American Heritage Month]], DC Comics launched the hero [[Monkey Prince]], created by Yang and [[Bernard Chang]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 12, 2021|title=Meet the Monkey Prince: Yang and Chang Introduce DC's Newest Hero|url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2021/05/12/meet-the-monkey-prince-yang-and-chang-introduce-dcs-newest-hero|access-date=May 18, 2021|website=DC|language=en}}</ref>

Yang advocates the use of comics and graphic novels as educational tools in the classroom. In his final project for his master's degree at [[California State University, East Bay]], he emphasized the educational strength of comics, claiming they are motivating, visual, permanent, intermediary, and popular.<ref name="More Than Words">{{Cite journal|last=Jacobs|first=Dale|title=More Than Words: Comics as a Means of Teaching Multiple Literacies|journal=English Journal|volume=96|issue=3|jstor=30047289|pages=19–25|date=January 2007|doi=10.2307/30047289|url=https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/englishpub/9}}{{Registration required}}</ref> As a part of his Master's project, Yang created an online comic called ''Factoring with Mr. Yang & Mosley the Alien'' as a method of teaching math. This idea came from a time where Yang was substitute teaching a math class at Bishop O'Dowd. Due to the position of Director of Information Services<ref name="comics in education">{{cite web|title=Comics in Education: About Gene Yang|url=http://www.geneyang.com/comicsedu/about.html|access-date=April 23, 2012}}</ref> he held at the school, he was forced to miss classes and used the comics to help the students learn the concepts in his absence. Positive student feedback inspired him to use the idea for his Master's project.<ref name=berkeley/>

In 2018, Yang joined the board of directors of the [[Comic Book Legal Defense Fund]], a non-profit organization founded in 1986 chartered to protect the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] rights of the comics community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/40710/gene-luen-yang-joins-cbldf-board-directors|title=Gene Luen Yang Joins CBLDF Board of Directors|date=June 22, 2018|last=Gomez|first=Betsy|website=[[ICv2]]|access-date=July 6, 2020}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
''American Born Chinese'' won the annual [[Michael L. Printz Award]] from the [[American Library Association]], which recognizes the year's "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit".<ref name="printz" /> It was the first graphic novel to be a finalist for the [[National Book Award]], [[National Book Award for Young People's Literature|Young People's Literature]],<ref name="Hamline" /> and won an [[Eisner Award]] for best new graphic album.<ref name="gene yang about" /> It has been on the ''[[Booklist]]'' top Ten Graphic Novel for Youth; [[NPR]] Holiday Pick, ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' Comics Week Best Comic of the Year, ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' Best Book of the Year, the [[National Cartoonists Society Division Awards#Comic Books Award|National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Comic Book]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Cartoonists Society|url=http://www.reuben.org/awards/|access-date=December 6, 2017|website=www.reuben.org}}</ref> the [[Chinese American Librarians Association]] 2006/2007 Best Graphic Album&nbsp;– New, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' Top Ten Comic of the Year, and [[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]] Best Graphic Novel/Comic of the year.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Awards and Honors - First Second|language=en-US|work=First Second|url=https://us.macmillan.com/firstsecond/awards-and-honors/|access-date=December 6, 2017|archive-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207015012/https://us.macmillan.com/firstsecond/awards-and-honors/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 2016, Yang began serving a two-year term as [[National Ambassador for Young People's Literature]], a program organized by the [[Children's Book Council (United States)|Children's Book Council]], Every Child a Reader, and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/69039-yang-named-national-ambassador-for-young-people-s-literature.html|title=Yang Named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature}}</ref> In that same year, he served as honorary chair for the [[American Library Association]]'s [[National Library Week]]. <ref>{{Cite web|last=American Library Association|date=2016|title=Celebrate National Library Week|url=http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek|access-date=March 9, 2023|website=American Library Association via archive.org|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000938/http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> 

Yang was named to the 2016 class of the [[MacArthur Fellows Program]], receiving what is commonly called the "Genius Grant". The MacArthur Foundation that names the fellows said that his "work for young adults demonstrates the potential of comics to broaden our understanding of diverse cultures and people."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/975/|title=MacArthur Foundation|website=www.macfound.org}}</ref> 

In 2020, Yang won two [[Harvey Award|Harvey Awards]] for his works: ''Dragon Hoops'' for Book of the Year and ''[[Superman Smashes the Klan]]'' for Best Children or Young Adult Book.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|date=October 5, 2020|title=2020 Harvey Award Winners Revealed|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/2020-harvey-award-winners-revealed|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> At the 2021 Eisner Awards, ''Superman Smashes the Klan'' won both [[Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids|Best Publication for Kids]] and [[Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium|Best Adaptation from Another Medium]] while ''Dragon Hoops'' won [[Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens|Best Publication for Teens]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 23, 2021|title=SDCC 2021's Eisner Award Winners: Klan Smashing, Rabbit Samurai, & More|url=https://gizmodo.com/sdcc-2021s-eisner-award-winners-klan-smashing-rabbit-1847355761|access-date=December 21, 2021|website=Gizmodo|language=en-us|last=Pantozzi|first=Jill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 23, 2021|title=Eisner Awards 2021: Three Awards for Gene Luen Yang|url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/48901/eisner-awards-2021-three-awards-gene-luen-yang|access-date=December 21, 2021|website=[[ICv2]]|language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, Yang was awarded the [[NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature|NSK Neustadt Prize]] for Children's and Young Adult Literature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vollmar |first=Rob |date=2022-10-25 |title=2023 – Gene Luen Yang |url=https://www.neustadtprize.org/2023-gene-luen-yang/ |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=Neustadt Prizes |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Yang is married to Theresa Kim, a development director for an elementary school. The couple have four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/new-literature-ambassador-gene-luen-yang-lives-life-builds-culture-n491166|title=New Literature Ambassador Gene Luen Yang Lives Life, Builds Culture Through Stories|first=Chris|last=Fuchs|newspaper=NBC News|date=2016-01-07|access-date=2023-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/books/library-of-congress-anoints-graphic-novelist-as-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature.html|title=Library of Congress Anoints Graphic Novelist as Ambassador for Young People's Literature|first=George Gene|last=Gustines|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2016-01-04|access-date=2023-05-23}}</ref>

==Selected works==
*''The Rosary Comic Book'' (Pauline Books & Media, 2003) A graphic novel telling of the stories behind the mysteries of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[rosary]] in which each panel represents one of the prayers.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rosary Comic Book: Includes the Luminous Mysteries|first=Gene Luen|last=Yang|date=April 1, 2003|publisher=Pauline Books & Media|via=Amazon|isbn = 978-0819864796}}</ref>
*''Animal Crackers'' ([[Slave Labor Graphics|SLG Publishing]], 2004) Featuring ''Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks'' and ''Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Animal Crackers: A Gene Luen Yang Collection|first=Gene Luen|last=Yang|date=October 23, 2012|publisher=SLG Publishing|via=Amazon|isbn = 978-1593621834}}</ref>
*''[[American Born Chinese (graphic novel)|American Born Chinese]]'' ([[First Second Books]], 2006)<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Born Chinese|first=Gene Luen|last=Yang|date=December 23, 2008|publisher=Square Fish|via=Amazon|isbn = 978-0312384487}}</ref>
*''The Eternal Smile'' (First Second Books, 2009). A collection of three short stories.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Eternal Smile: Three Stories|first=Gene Luen|last=Yang|date=April 27, 2009|publisher=First Second|via=Amazon|isbn=978-1596431560|url=https://archive.org/details/eternalsmilethre00gene}}</ref>
*''Prime Baby'' (First Second Books, 2010) Thaddeus is upset to discover that not only is his baby sister (whom he hates) an inter-dimensional conduit for peace-loving aliens, but that nobody will believe him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Baby-Gene-Luen-Yang/dp/B005IUQXXA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411603240&sr=8-1&keywords=%22prime+baby%22+gene+luen+yang|title=Prime Baby|first=Gene Luen|last=Yang|date=April 13, 2010|publisher=First Second|via=Amazon}}</ref>
*''[[Level Up (comics)|Level Up]]'' (First Second Books, 2011) Dennis Ouyang's parents expect him to go to medical school instead of becoming a professional gamer. He finds himself trapped on the path to medical school by four angels and must find a way out.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Level Up|first=Gene Luen|last=Yang|date=June 7, 2011|publisher=First Second|via=Amazon|isbn=978-1596432352|url=https://archive.org/details/levelup00yang}}</ref>
*''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', illustrated by [[Gurihiru]] ([[Dark Horse Comics]], 2012–2017):
**''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise|The Promise]]'' ([[Dark Horse Comics]], 2012)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise|first1=Gene Luen|last1=Yang|first2=Michael Dante|last2=DiMartino|first3=Bryan|last3=Konietzko|last4=Gurihiru|editor-first=Dave|editor-last=Marshall|date=February 20, 2013|publisher=Dark Horse Books|via=Amazon|isbn = 9781616550745}}</ref>
**''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Search|The Search]]'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2013)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Search|first1=Gene Luen|last1=Yang|first2=Michael Dante|last2=DiMartino|first3=Bryan|last3=Konietzko|last4=Gurihiru|editor-last=Marshall|date=February 5, 2014|publisher=Dark Horse Books|via=Amazon|isbn = 9781616552268}}</ref>
**''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rift|The Rift]]'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2014)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Rift|first1=Gene Luen|last1=Yang|first2=Michael Dante|last2=DiMartino|first3=Bryan|last3=Konietzko|last4=Gurihiru|editor-last=Marshall|date=February 24, 2015|publisher=Dark Horse Books|via=Amazon|isbn = 9781616555504}}</ref>
**''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender – Smoke and Shadow|Smoke and Shadow]]'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2016)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Avatar: The Last Airbender – Smoke and Shadow|first1=Gene Luen|last1=Yang|first2=Michael Dante|last2=DiMartino|first3=Bryan|last3=Konietzko|last4=Gurihiru|editor-last=Marshall|date=September 21, 2016|publisher=Dark Horse Books|via=Amazon|isbn = 9781506700137}}</ref>
**''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender – North and South|North and South]]'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2017)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Avatar: The Last Airbender – North and South|first1=Gene Luen|last1=Yang|first2=Michael Dante|last2=DiMartino|first3=Bryan|last3=Konietzko|last4=Gurihiru|editor-last=Marshall|date=October 25, 2017|publisher=Dark Horse Books|via=Amazon|isbn = 9781506701950}}</ref>
*[[Boxers and Saints|''Boxers'' and ''Saints'']] (First Second Books, 2013), Two novels set during the [[Boxer Rebellion|Boxer Uprising]], ''Boxers'' describes the "bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers" who "roam the countryside bullying and robbing Chinese peasants". Little Bao, "harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods", recruits an army of Boxers, "commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from 'foreign devils.{{'"}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Boxers & saints|first1=Gene Luen|last1=Yang|first2=Lark|last2=Pien|first3=Gene Luen|last3=Yang|first4=Gene Luen|last4=Yang|date=December 6, 2017|oclc = 825754024}}</ref> ''Saints'' concerns an unwanted and unwelcome fourth daughter, Four-Girl, who finally finds friendship in Christianity. But bands of young men roam the countryside, murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. She will have to decide whether she is willing to die for her faith.<ref>{{cite book|title=Saints|first1=Gene Luen|last1=Yang|first2=Lark|last2=Pien|date=December 6, 2017|publisher=Macmillan |isbn=9781596436893|oclc = 823897885}}</ref> ''Boxers and Saints'' won the 2013 [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize|''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize]] for Young Adult Literature,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-winners-los-angeles-times-book-prizes-20140411,0,4418200.story#axzz2yyYT03yQ|title=The winners of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are ...|date=April 11, 2014|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|last=Kellogg|first=Carolyn}}</ref> was nominated for the 2014 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cavna|first1=Michael|title=Small Press Expo: Here are your nominees for the 2014 SPX Ignatz Awards…|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/08/18/small-press-expo-here-are-your-nominees-for-the-2014-spx-ignatz-awards/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=August 18, 2014|date=August 18, 2014}}</ref> and was a 2013 National Book Award finalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2013/|title=National Book Awards 2013|website=National Book Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref>
*''The Shadow Hero'', illustrated by [[Sonny Liew]] (First Second Books, 2014) An origin story for the obscure [[Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden-Age comic book]] hero [[The Green Turtle]], who is thought to be the first Asian-American superhero.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Hero-Gene-Luen-Yang-ebook/dp/B00LDR85LK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411603675&sr=8-1&keywords=the+shadow+hero|title=The Shadow Hero|first=Gene Luen|last=Yang|date=July 15, 2014|publisher=First Second|via=Amazon}}</ref>
*''[[Superman]]'' Vol.3 #41–50, illustrated by [[John Romita Jr.]] and [[Klaus Janson]] ([[DC Comics]], 2015–2016)
*''[[Secret coders|Secret Coders]]'', illustrated by Mike Holmes (First Second, 2015–)
*#''Secret Coders'', 2015
*#''Paths & Portals'', 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nerdist.com/exclusive-gene-luen-yangs-secret-coders-vol-2-cover-reveal/|title=Exclusive: Gene Luen Yang's ''Secret Coders'', Vol. 2 Cover Reveal - Nerdist|date=August 13, 2015|access-date=May 26, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701030605/http://nerdist.com/exclusive-gene-luen-yangs-secret-coders-vol-2-cover-reveal/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*#''Secrets & Sequences'', 2017
*#''Robots & Repeats'', 2017
*#''Potions & Parameters'', 2018
*#''Monsters & Modules'', 2018
*''New Super-Man'' #1–18, series about a Chinese Superman, [[Kong Kenan]] (DC Comics, 2016–2018)
*''New Super-Man and the Justice League of China'', the series concludes the adventures of Kong Kenan and the other Chinese heroes (DC Comics, 2018)
*''Free Comic Book Day: [[Fresh Off the Boat]]'' #1 (Boom! Comics, 2017)
*''[[Superman Smashes the Klan]]'' (DC Comics, 2019–2020)
*''The Terrifics'' #15–30 (DC Comics, 2019–2020)
*''Dragon Hoops'' (First Second Books, 2020)
*''Shang-Chi'' (Marvel Comics, 2020–2022)
*''[[Superman/Batman|Batman/Superman]]'' #16–22 (DC Comics, 2021)
*''[[Monkey Prince]]'' (DC Comics, 2021–2023)
*''Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings'' (Marvel Comics, 2022)
*''Shang-Chi: Master of the Ten Rings'' (Marvel Comics, 2023)
*''[[Lazarus Planet]]'' (DC Comics, 2023)
**''Lazarus Planet: Alpha'', 2023
**''Lazarus Planet: Omega'', 2023
*''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' Vol. 7 #33 (Marvel Comics, 2023)
*''Lunar New Year Love Story'', illustrated by [[LeUyen Pham]] (First Second Books, 2024)

===Anthologies===
*''Up All Night'' (Harper Collins)&nbsp;– 14-page short story
*''[[Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology|Secret Identities]]'' (The New Press)&nbsp;– 12-page short story
*''Strange Tales II'' (Marvel Comics)&nbsp;– 4-page short story
*''Nursery Rhyme Comics'' (First Second Books)&nbsp;– 1-page short story
*''Shattered'' (The New Press)&nbsp;– 4-page short story
*''Open Mic'' (Candlewick)&nbsp;– 4-page short story
*''Comic Squad: Recess!'' (Random House)&nbsp;– 12-page short story

==See also==
{{Portal bar|California|Children's literature|Comics|Biography|Catholicism}}

==References==
{{Reflist |25em |refs=
<ref name=printz>
*[http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners "Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books"]. YALSA. ALA.
*[http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz "The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature"]. YALSA. ALA. Retrieved March 8, 2013.</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Gene Luen Yang}}
* {{Official website|http://geneyang.com/}}
* {{LCAuth|n2006005083|Gene Yang|9|}}
* {{Comicbookdb|type=creator|id=4957|title=Gene Yang}}
* {{C-SPAN|103732}}
* {{cite magazine |url= https://issuu.com/kartikareview/docs/kartika_issue01 |series= Author Interview |title= Interview with Gene Luen Yang: Author of ''American Born Chinese'' |pages= 77&ndash;88 |magazine= [[Kartika Review]] |issue= 1 |orig-year= 2007 |date= March 13, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-date= August 2, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120802100057/http://kartikareview.com/?portfolio=issue-01-winter-2007}}
* {{cite news |url= https://www.sfgate.com/magazine/article/The-Humble-Comic-3214214.php |title= The Humble Comic: Gene Yang's Christian take on being American-born Chinese fuels his emerging comics career |work = [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date= May 11, 2008 |first= Alice C. |last= Chen}}
* {{cite magazine |url= http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/archive/2010/10/story-graphic-novel-%E2%80%98-eternal-smile%E2%80%99-wins-eisner-prize |title= Story from Graphic Novel ''The Eternal Smile'' Wins Eisner Prize |date= October 20, 2010 |magazine= [[Hyphen (magazine)|Hyphen]]|first= Abigail |last = Licad}}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.geneyang.com/comicsedu/ |title= Comics in Education}}
** {{TED talk |gene_luen_yang_comics_belong_in_the_classroom |Comics Belong in the Classroom (Nov 2016)}}
** {{cite web |url= http://www.geneyang.com/factoring/ |title= Factoring with Mr. Yang & Mosley the Alien |format= Flash |quote= WebComics lessons for algebra students}}


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