Graphic novelist urges kids to reach beyond the comfort zone
Clip: 12/22/2016 | 5m 40s
Jeffrey Brown speaks to graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang about his acclaimed work.
Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang wrestled with his identity growing up, but he’s made the Chinese-American experience one of the main subjects of his critically acclaimed work. One of this year’s MacArthur Fellowship winners and the national ambassador for young people’s literature, Yang sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his childhood, his love of coding and the feeling of being an outsider.
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Graphic novelist urges kids to reach beyond the comfort zone
Clip: 12/22/2016 | 5m 40s
Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang wrestled with his identity growing up, but he’s made the Chinese-American experience one of the main subjects of his critically acclaimed work. One of this year’s MacArthur Fellowship winners and the national ambassador for young people’s literature, Yang sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his childhood, his love of coding and the feeling of being an outsider.
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