Gene Luen Yang

Gene Luen Yang
Yang at the 2024 National Book Festival
Yang at the 2024 National Book Festival
Born (1973-08-09) August 9, 1973 (age 51)
California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
GenreGraphic novels
Notable awardsMacArthur Fellow
SpouseTheresa Kim
Children4
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊謹倫
Simplified Chinese杨谨伦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Jǐnlún
Wade–GilesYang Chin-lün
Website
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Gene Luen Yang (Chinese: 楊謹倫[1]; born August 9, 1973)[2] is an American cartoonist. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries.[3] In addition, he was the Director of Information Services and taught computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California.[4] 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.[3] In 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People's Literature.[5] That year he became the third graphic novelist, alongside Lauren Redniss, to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.[6]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Biography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Hamline University". Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Chen, Alice C. (May 11, 2008). "The Humble Comic: Gene Yang's Christian take on being American-born Chinese fuels his emerging comics career". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  5. ^ George Gene Gustines, "Library of Congress Anoints Graphic Novelist as Ambassador for Young People’s Literature", The New York Times, January 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Meet the 2016 MacArthur Fellows". John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved September 22, 2016.