Biography
Gene Luen Yang (Chinese: 楊謹倫; born August 9, 1973) is an American cartoonist. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries. In addition, he was the Director of Information Services and taught computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. In 2012, Yang joined the faculty at Hamline University as a part of the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program. In 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People's Literature. That year he became the third graphic novelist, alongside Lauren Redniss, to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1973-08-09 (50 years old)
Birth PlaceAlameda County, California, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsEisner Award for Best Writer, Xeric Award, Asian American Literary Awards, Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature, MacArthur Fellows Program
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