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Gene Luen Yang

  • 杨谨伦
  • 楊謹倫
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Yang, Gene Luen
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Date of birth
1973-08-09
Place of birth
United States

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Gene Luen Yang (Chinese: 楊謹倫; born August 9, 1973) is an American cartoonist. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries. In addition, he was the Director of Information Services and taught computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. In 2012, Yang joined the faculty at Hamline University as a part of the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program. In 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People's Literature. That year he became the third graphic novelist, alongside Lauren Redniss, to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.

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Goodreads Author ID
68959
LibraryThing Author
yanggeneluen
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL3127125A
VIAF
12605550
Wikidata ID
Q5531537

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2019-12-03