Gene Luen Yang
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About
Cartoonist who is also known for lecturing on graphic novels and comic books at universities and conventions.
Before Fame
He attended the University of Berkley where he majored in computer science and creative writing. He graduated and went on to release his first comic book in 1997 which earned him a Xeric Grant, a self-publishing grant for comic book creators.
Trivia
In 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He was also the third graphic novelist to receive the MacArthur Fellowship.
Family Life
He was born in Alameda, California but was raised in Fremont, California.
Associated With
As an artist who focuses mainly in the genre of comics and graphic novels, he can be seen in relation to other artists who utilize the same medium including Jack Kirby and Will Eisner.
