I stumbled upon this photo gallery during my research for this assignment. Because it’s presented in a photo gallery, I thought it was a much more interactive way to learn more about American Born Chinese. The questions and answers are from an interview with Gene Yang done by America.gov. It won’t let me embed, but if the link doesn’t work, it can be found at:

http://www.america.gov/multimedia/photogallery.html#/4110/gene_yang/

I particularly enjoyed learning more about Yang’s background, which I was curious about after he mentioned in that youtube interview Laura posted that he drew from his own life experiences when creating the stories. I thought his website Humble Comics would have offered enough insight, but I think the questions asked and his responses are interesting. He mentions specific instances in his childhood that inspired parts of the novel and the role religion played, a point Moriah brought up in a First Reader post. Yang also offers his view on modern culture and the impact he thinks it has on the Asian-American community. Towards the end of the gallery, he talks about comics as a medium for self-expression.