Gene Luen Yang - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
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| Name | Gene Luen Yang |
| First Name | Gene |
| Last Name | Yang |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Birthday | August 9 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place of Birth | Alameda |
| Home Town | California |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Gene Luen Yang Biography
Gene Luen Yang is one of the most popular and richest Cartoonist who was born on August 9, 1973 in Alameda, California, United States. As an artist who is focused on the field of comics or graphic books, the artist may be compared to other artists that use the same medium, such as 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. and Will Eisner.
After graduating in 1995, Yang worked as a computer engineer for two years. However, after a five-day silent retreat, he felt he was meant to teach, and left his job as an engineer to teach computer science at a high school. In 1996, Yang began self-publishing his own comics under the imprint Humble Comics. Yang went on to be published with First Second Books (an imprint of Macmillan Publishers), Marvel Comics, SLG Publishing, Dark Horse Comics, Harper teen, The New Press, and Pauline Books & Media.
In 1997, Yang first published comic Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks under his Humble Comics imprint, and it won him the Xeric Grant, a self-publishing grant for comic book creators. Yang later published two more installments in the Gordon Yamamoto mini-series and a sequel, Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order. In 2010, both Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks series and Loyola Chin and the San Pelgrino Order were published together as Animal Crackers by Slave Labor Graphics.
His birthplace was Alameda, California but was raised in Fremont, California.
In 2016 in 2016, in 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress designated the author as an Ambassador of the Young People’s Literature. The graphic novelist was the 3rd to be awarded the MacArthur Fellowship.
Gene Luen Yang (Chinese Traditional: 楊謹倫, Simplified: 杨谨伦, Pinyin: Yáng Jǐnlún; born August 9, 1973) is an American cartoonist. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries. In addition, he was the Director of Information Services and taught computer science at Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, California. In 2012, Yang joined the faculty at Hamline University, as a part of the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program. In 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. That year he became the third graphic novelist, alongside Lauren Redniss, to receive the MacArthur Fellowship.
Gene Luen Yang Net Worth
Gene is one of the richest Cartoonist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gene Luen Yang's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
He was a student at his time at the University of Berkley where he majored in computer science as well as creative writing. He was a graduate and released the first of his comic books in 1997. The book resulted in him receiving an Xeric Grant, a self-publishing grant for comic creators.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Cartoonist |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Yang’s other works have been recognized as well. In 2009, Yang was awarded another Eisner Award for best short story for his collaborative work The Eternal Smile which he wrote and Derek Kirk Kim illustrated. Yang was nominated for Eisner Awards for both Prime Baby and his collaborative work Level Up.
Yang wrote the Avatar: The Last Airbender comics series for Dark Horse Comics, the first volume of which was released in January 2012. Yang’s graphic novel, Boxers & Saints, which was published by First Second Books in September 2013. In July 2016, DC Comics released the first issue of New Super-man, featuring a separate Chinese character in the Superman mold, written by Yang. In October 2019, Yang created a limited series, Superman Smashes the Klan, a loose adaptation of a famous 1946 story-arc from The Adventures of Superman radio series, “Clan of the Fiery Cross”, in which an Asian-American family is threatened by the Ku Klux Klan and a young and unsure Superman is determined to protect the children from the terrorists. Making his Marvel Comics debut, Yang will write a self-titled miniseries starring the martial arts superhero Shang-Chi, set for a June 2020 release. According to Yang, the series will explore the relationship between Shang-Chi and his archenemy father Zheng Zu, who was originally the infamous villain Fu Manchu.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In 2006, Yang published American Born Chinese with First Second Publishing, winning the annual Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, which recognizes the year’s “best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit”. It was the first graphic novel to be a finalist for the National Book Award, Young People’s Literature, and won an Eisner Award for best new graphic album. American Born Chinese has been on the Booklist top Ten Graphic Novel for Youth; NPR Holiday Pick, Publishers Weekly Comics Week Best Comic of the Year, San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, the National Cartoonists Society Award for Best Comic Book, The Chinese American Librarians Association 2006/2007 Best Graphic Album – New, Time Magazine Top Ten Comic of the Year, and Amazon.com Best Graphic Novel/Comic of the year.
Who is Gene Luen Yang Dating?
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Gene Luen Yang. You may help us to build the dating records for Gene Luen Yang!Yang was named to the 2016 class of the MacArthur Fellows Program, receiving what is commonly called the “Genius Grant”. The MacArthur Foundation that names the fellows said that his “work for young adults demonstrates the potential of comics to broaden our understanding of diverse cultures and people.”
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
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American Born Chinese was released by First Second Books in 2006. The first story line is Yang’s contemporary rendition of the Chinese story of a Kung Fu practicing Monkey King of Flower-Fruit Mountain, The Monkey King, and his journey to the west. Yang replaces the Buddha from the original story with a Christian influenced deity Tze-Yo-Tzuh. Throughout the story, The Monkey King is unhappy with himself as a monkey and continually tries to become another version of himself. Tze-Yo-Tzuh tries to help The Monkey King accept himself. When The Monkey King refuses Tze-Yo-Tzuh imprisons him under a mountain of rocks. A monk named Jiang Tao is sent by Tze-Yo-Tzuh on a mission to carry three packages to the west and is to pick up his disciple, The Monkey King, on his journey. He finds The Monkey King imprisoned under the mountain of rocks and frees him from the mountain by convincing The Monkey King to return to his true form.
In January 2016, Yang began serving a two-year term as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a program organized by the Children’s Book Council, Every Child a Reader, and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.
Facts & Trivia
Gene Ranked on the list of most popular Cartoonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gene Luen Yang celebrates birthday on August 9 of every year.
What is Gene Luen Yang known for?
Gene Luen Yang is a cartoonist and graphic novelist. He’s written a lot of critically acclaimed graphic novels: American Born Chinese, Boxers & Saints, The Shadow Hero, and graphic novel series Secret Coders.
Where is Gene Luen Yang from?
Alameda, CA
Where does Gene Luen Yang live?
Yang’s popular graphic novel series for middle-graders, Secret Coders, teaches young people about computer programming. His most recent graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, was released in March 2020. Gene lives with his family in California.
Where did Gene Yang grow up?
He grew up in San Jose and Saratoga, and was one of only a few Asian Americans that attended his elementary school. He was teased and ridiculed, and since then, has been uncomfortable being Asian in the United States.
How old is Luen Yang?
49 years (August 9, 1973)
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