So I know I’m early – searchers is due Oct 29th, but I found this and thought I’d just get it done with

I really like this clip because it has a real interview w the creator of American Born Chinese.

I think an important definition to note is that Gene Wang says the novel is about “Creating an Identity for Yourself in America”. This can be a struggle b.c it’s natural for people to want to belong – but also to keep their own specific cultural history special at the same time. Meshing the two together can create a complex.

Gene Wang also says that American can be seen as a community of individuals, and as a comic book creator, he has found a parallel in his profession “comics is a very individualistic pursuit…expresses who you are” He continues by discussing which components of a person can be changed, and which components are vital to your individual self.

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As a side note, I would also like to say I enjoyed this clip b/c it represents a cinematic appearance like we were talking about with Jimmy Corrigan. Deftly, there are subtle movements (monkey king’s arm, etc), but also the panning of certain characters in a panel show which one is important at the moment.

-laura kelly