American Born Chinese tells the story of three main characters: Monkey King, a character from Chinese folk tales; Jin Wang, an Asian American student; and Chin-Kee, a caricature of Asian stereotypes. The graphic novel explores themes of cultural identity and isolation through these intersecting stories and uses techniques like panels, frames, speech bubbles, and graphic weight to convey its narrative. It was recognized for several awards for being the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award.

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