The Crispy Fried Cat Gizzards panel in Gene Luen Yang’s novel American Born Chinese emphasizes stereotypes of Chinese people and their effect on society. At this point in the story, Chin-Kee has arrived to stay with Danny. They are in the cafeteria of Danny’s school, eating lunch. It has been a long day for Danny already, because Chin-Kee has been answering lots of questions correctly during class. Danny feels that this is drawing too much attention to Chin-Kee. Chin-Kee’s enthusiasm towards answering questions also emphasizes a stereotype, that all Asians are smart. In this panel, Danny’s cousin Chin-Kee is asking Danny if he would like to try some of his lunch. The main characters are Danny, Chin-Kee, and two other boys in the cafeteria.
