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Superman Smashes the Klan
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Superman Smashes the Klan

Gene Luen Yang | GRAPHIC NOVELS,  Aug 01, 2020

Yang and Gurihuru (Avatar: The Last Airbender-- The Promise Omnibus) spin a thrilling and timely, all-ages adventure that explores the immigrant experience, bigotry, and internalized racism through a range of perspectives that includes an African American police inspector and a young Klan member forced to confront his family’s legacy of hatred.

New Super-Man. Vol. 2: Coming to America
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New Super-Man. Vol. 2: Coming to America

Gene Luen Yang | GRAPHIC NOVELS,  Dec 08, 2017

Recommended for libraries building superhero collections.
American Born Chinese
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American Born Chinese

Gene Luen Yang | REVIEWS+,  Jun 01, 2014

Jin Wang is the only Asian American boy in his new school; Danny is a young man deeply embarrassed by his visiting Chinese cousin, portrayed deliberately by the author as an ethnic cliché; and the Monkey King, a figure from Chinese lore, is desperate to be treated like a god...
Boxers
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Boxers

Gene Luen Yang | BEST OF,  Nov 21, 2013

When Western missionaries came to China, their ranks grew to include bandits and exploiters, and angry Chinese called upon their own gods to help them kill the foreigners...
Boxers and Saints
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Boxers and Saints

Gene Luen Yang | GRAPHIC NOVELS,  Sep 15, 2013

This excellent two-part graphic novel teaches history through a double-lens narrative, showing how factors interact to create unwanted tragedies by both sides. The winsome, magical-realist art of Yang (American Born Chinese) plays ironically against the bloody conflict enhanced by artist Lark Pien's colors. Heartbreaking and sometimes funny, this boxed set is for teens and adults interested in international politics and people's rebellions.
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