NPR on 'American Born Chinese'

'American Born Chinese' is a window into what's changed for the community

By Ailsa Chang, Mallory Yu, 

 All Things Considered May 26, 2023 

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/26/1178496337/american-born-chinese-is-a-window-into-whats-changed-for-the-community

https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2023/05/20230526_atc_american_born_chinese_is_a_window_into_whats_changed_for_the_community.mp3 

Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang talks about the new television adaptation of his graphic novel American Born Chinese.

In 'American Born Chinese,' a beloved graphic novel gets Disney-fied

Glen Weldon, Mallory Yu, Walter Chaw

 Pop Culture Happy Hour May 24, 2023

 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/16/1176487971/in-american-born-chinese-a-beloved-graphic-novel-gets-disney-fied

https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510282/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/pchh/2023/05/20230524_pchh_a51db18b-02ae-4a4d-a08b-1ac5207a5df5.mp3

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1176487971

Ben Wang as Jin Wang and Jim Liu as Wei-Chen in American Born Chinese.

Disney+

In the Disney+ show American Born Chinese, Jin is an insecure Chinese-American kid just trying to get through high school when he befriends the new kid in town, Wei-Chen. Wei-Chen is actually a god on a divine quest, and he drags Jin along with him. And the two come to realize they're more alike than they ever imagined.