TY - BOOK AU - Yang,Gene Luen AU - Pien,Lark TI - American born Chinese SN - 9781596432086 AV - PN6727.Y36 A54 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - First Second KW - Graphic novels KW - Chinese Americans KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Identity (Psychology) KW - Schools KW - Fiction KW - Identity KW - Cartoons and comics KW - sears KW - School stories KW - lcgft KW - Michael L. Printz book award: Winner KW - 2007 KW - lcsh N1 - Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007 ; American Library Association. Best book for young adults, Top Ten list ; Story 1: "All Jin Wing wants is to fit in. When his family moves to a new neighborhood, he suddenly finds that he's the only Chinese American student at the school. Jocki and his bullies pick on him constantly, and he has hardly any friends. Then, to make matters worse, he falls in love with an all-American girl." Story 2: "Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on Earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god ..." Story 3: "Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a basketball player, a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse" -- Publisher's description N2 - Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format ER -