Essays on American Born Chinese

What is the American religious experience? When you think of the American religious experience you automatically think of Christianity and how closely intertwined it is with the American culture itself. It is so intertwined with the culture that the meaning of a “true American” includes being a good Christian. The definition of being an “American” also includes or prefers whites. Because the American religious experience is heavily dominated by Christianity and whites, it often times excludes or discriminates against other…...

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang is a phenomenal graphic novel addressing self-acceptance, racial stereotyping, and identity. Not to mention, Gene Luen Yang blew my socks off with a brilliant intertwining of three seemingly unconnectable storylines. Yang tackles the negative stereotypes of a Chinese- American head-on, illustrating Chin-Kee to possesses the physical stereotypical qualities of a Chinese person. These traits include small eyes, two large teeth, and yellow skin. Broken-English such as mixing up his Rs and Ls. In…...

Asian American students today are faced with the issue of identity in the American society. They are faced with this issue because of their unfamiliar background to the American society. They want to fit-in and become accepted in school’s diverse environment. The graphic novel, American Born Chinese by Gene Yang, exemplifies the issue of Asian American students search for identity in the American society. He wanted to target teenager that are struggling to find an identity and acceptance in school.…...

In his essay “I’m a Banana and Proud of It” (from The Globe and Mail); Wayson Choy explains the reason why he is called a “banana”. Choy begins by expressing his love to his North American citizenship. He mentions that banana means “yellow on the outside and white inside” (365). In other words, Chinese born in North America behave and act like white people but still look like Asians. Regardless of this nickname Choy believe that it is “not a…...