Written and drawn by Yang and colored by cartoonist Lark Pien, the book was first published by First Second in 2006.
At the novel's climax, it is revealed that Chin-Kee is an incarnation of the Monkey King and Danny is the alter-ego Jin developed to escape his Chinese identity. Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel American Born Chinesecomprises three apparently separate storylines: the first follows a monkey deity's desire to be all-powerful the second follows Jin Wang, a child of Chinese immigrants, as he wrestles with his Asian minority identity the third tells of a white teen who is troubled by the annual visits of his Chinese cousin Chin-Kee, who is a caricature of racist stereotypes.
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