Tag Archives: American Born Chinese

Asian – American Heroes, Hopes, and Hurts

Posted on May 1, 2020 by rosinskynatalie

This is an important time to look at graphic works depicting Asian-American heroes, hopes, and hurts. The Covid-19 pandemic has spread some virulent ideas along with its deadly virus. Once-common stereotypes and fears about Asian–Americans, in particular Chinese-Americans, have flared … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, comic book collection, graphic novels, memoir | Tagged "New Superman", American Born Chinese, Andie Tong, Asian - American superheroes, Asian- Americans, basketball, basketball history, Billie Tan, Boxers and Saints, Brent Peeples, Chinese - Americans, Chinese Justice League, Chinese Superman, Chinese virus, Clan of the Fiery Cross, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Dan Santat, discrimination, Dragon Hoops, Drawn Together, Fu Manchu, Gene Luen Yang, Girihuru, grandmother, grandparents, Green Lantern comics, hajib, heroes, immigrant, Jade Lantern Legacy, Ku Klux Klan, Lark Pien, Mariko Tamaki, Minh Le, New Superman: Equilibrium, New-Superman and the Justice League of China, non-fiction graphic novel, Pandemic, racism, refugees, Sarah Stern, Sonny Liew, stereotypes, superheroes, Superman, Superman radio series, Superman Smashes the Klan, Taoism, tween - age, Vietnamese refugees, Vietnamese-American, Wuhan flu, yin - yang | Leave a comment

Cracking Codes and Making History: Then and Now

Posted on February 1, 2016 by rosinskynatalie

What connects award-winning graphic author/illustrator Gene Luen Yang and film luminary Orson Welles? Both have cracked codes—figuratively, and in Yang’s case literally, too—and made history. Welles did this back in the 1930s and 40s, when kids sometimes thought that access … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, graphic novels | Tagged 1930s films, 1930s Macbeth, American Born Chinese, Bill Foster, Black History month, Black Macbeth, Boxers and Saints, Chinese-American, code switch, computer programming, Craig Voe, Gene Luen Yang, graphic novels, jewel theft, Jonathan Cash, Macbeth, Mike Holmes, mystery, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Norris Borroughs, Orson Welles, racism, Secret Coders, Sonny Lieuw, Superman, teen, The Last Airbender, The Shadow Hero, The Untold History of Black Comic Books, tween and up readers, upper elementary readers, Voodoo Macbeth | 1 Comment

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Asian – American Heroes, Hopes, and Hurts

Cracking Codes and Making History: Then and Now

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