Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels.
In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow..
His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), New Super-Man from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru).
Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist.
His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.
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American Born Chinese , his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award.
As the Library of Congress\'s fifth National Ambassador for Young People\'s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely.
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels
