well written and drawn comic book.

Amazing how all three stories mix together in a wonderful twist

great book.+funny

I really enjoyed this look at accepting one's self, one's history and others. The three tales told come together in a wonderful way.

No matter who you are, it's not easy being different. This is a central concept in this colorful and vividly drawn graphic novel. Rotating between the story of a mythical monkey king attempting to find acceptance among the gods, the son of Chinese immigrants trying to fit in at school and a Caucasian teen with an embarrassing Chinese cousin who embodies every racist ethnic stereotype, this novel presents questions about identity, acceptance and self-esteem that transcend any one race or ethnic group. This is a valuable and enthralling resource for any teen who is struggling to fit in or to understand the perspective of others.

One of the best. Worth reading.

The three tales told in this book pull you in, especially if you have had to deal with maintaining, saving or changing cultural identity. However, I'm not sure the ending really drove the point home as well as it could have.

When it comes to graphic novels this is one of the best. American Born Chinese is a gateway book. After reading it you will only want to read more, read bigger novels, read better novels. Yang's pictures explode out of the book at you and the story is sad, funny, action packed, and an overall learning experience. There is no way you won't put this book down. I challenge you!

This book is, quite frankly, brilliant. Three sets of main characters swap the narrative throug out the story. There is the main story of Jin Wang, the American child of Chinese parents who is desperate to fit in at his new school. A school where he is the only one of Chinese descent. There is the purely mythological story of the Monkey King, based on Chinese Folklore. Finally, there is that of Danny, a supposedly white teenager who has to deal with the visit of his somehow Chinese cousin, Chin-kee, who is every racist, Chinese stereotype rolled up into one. Author Yang takes three seemingly unrelated stories, and roles them up into one by the end of the book. And then end, while bittersweet is just right.

I thought this was a great book, even though I got a little confused by the ending. Great illustrations... this would be a great book to teach kids about different cultures and adapting to a new culture... It changed the way I look at new immigrants and gave me a better understanding of how they feel