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| Besides the story of Jin Wang, the author also tells an old Chinese folk tale about the arrogant Monkey King who wants to be equal to the gods in heaven. In the third story, Yang uses the form of a sit-com to tell the story of Danny and his Chinese stereo-type cousin, Chin-Kee. My favorite part about this novel is how Yang combines the three radically different stories into one story at the end of the book. |
| Because American Born Chinese is a comic book, I thought it would be easy to understand. Boy was I wrong! I read Gene Luen Yang's blog and found out that he wanted the story of Danny and his cousin to be very offensive and not funny at all! He wanted to show people how many stereotypes exist for the Chinese and how dumb it all really is. He wanted to disprove those stereotypes. I think the cartoon style fits this book very well. I don't think it would have been as engaging if it had been written in prose. Yang worked hard to make most of the characters very believeable and not at all "cartoony," while making Chin-Kee a caricature of all the stereotypes associated with the Chinese. I really hope that whoever reads this realizes how many prejudices exist against other races and cultures. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone under 12, but this is a great, thought-provoking, short read for everyone else! |
| Jin Wang wants to be a transformer. Just like his favorite toys, he wants to able to change. For Jin Wang, he wants to change from being Chinese to being American. In this graphic novel, author and artist Gene Luen Yang combines three very different stories to portray the themes of being true to yourself, and how Americans discriminate against people from other countries. |
| American Born Chinese By: Gene Luen Yang |
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| Original poetry by Nicholas |
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| This month I have another algebra challenge: x� � 22x � 75 = 0 y� � 9 = 40 (z� � 9)/(z � 3) = 0 What are the values for x, y and z, if: x + y + z = 15. E-mail me with your answer. The first three people with the correct answer will have their names published in next month's website! |
| Monthly Math Challenge |
| Answer to March 07 Math Challenge Skipper = 43 lbs. Patch = 78 lbs. Sammy = 52.5 lbs. CONGRATULATIONS to these three people for being the first three to e-mail with the correct answer to March's Challenge: 1. Brian F. 2. Lane W. 3. Daddy |
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| One Window is all I Need... |
| One window is all I need... To see where my life will lead me. To open myself up to the outside world. To let the world be part of me. To show everybody my real feelings. |
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