Tina Lifford once said, “When you know yourself you are empowered. When you accept yourself you are invincible.” In the novel American Born Chinese, Jin Wang is a young Chinese-American boy who is taking on the arduous task of accepting his identity. He is unable to decide how he should present himself to others. The preservation of his culture and heritage is fresh in his mind but he would also like to become the perfect American boy. The author, Gene Luen Yang had a tough childhood in which he experienced similar struggles as his main character. Yang’s pursuit to the acceptance of his own identity led him to create this wonderful novel.
When viewed through the gender feminist lens, passages in this novel can be perceived as racist, sexist,
When viewed through the gender feminist lens, passages in this novel can be perceived as racist, sexist,