Gene Luen Yang, born August 9th, 1973, attended the University of California. When he was a child he did research on Walt Disney, which made him want to grow up to be an animator. He majored in computer science, while minoring in creative writing. He then became a teacher of computer science. Gene Luen Yang informs and promotes understanding about Asian history and stereotypes through his literary works American Born Chinese, Boxers, and Saints. Gene Luen Yang’s text American Born Chinese explains different Asian stereotypes. This book is about three different people, and three different stories, but they all have the same thing in common. They all are don't fit in, due to being different from others. One boy is Asian and doesn't want to be associated with a different Asian kid, another had his reputation ruined by his Asian cousin, and another is a monkey who's not allowed to join the gods because he is a monkey, and not civilized enough. In this book a boy says, “My mommy says Chinese people eat dogs.” (Yang 30) This quote shows how people view Asians and the different things people think they do based on their culture. Thai story was written to show people how stereotypes aren't always right. And that people shouldn't treat …show more content…
The book Boxers is about a boy named Bao who eventually becomes the leader of the Boxer rebellion, that are going around killing Christians. This is the first book in a two book story, that shows both sides of the history of The Boxer Rebellion. In this text, an old man says, “What is China but a people and their stories?” (Yang 312) This shows that someone's culture or ethnicity shouldn't matter, and that these ethnicities are just people and their own personal stories. This story was written to show the part of the story of the Boxer Rebellion, and to tell you that it doesn't matter who you are, you're just