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I think a lot of the things in my life that I become most passionate about, and most excited about, are all from comics.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: About Become Comics Excited Life Lot Most My Life Passionate Things Think I Think

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In traditional Asian arts, the word and the picture always sit next to each other. I have an aunt, a Chinese brush painter, who told me that when you do a Chinese brush painting, you have to pair the image up with some poetry.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Always Arts Asian Aunt Brush Chinese Each Image Me Next Other Painter Painting Pair Picture Poetry Sit Some Traditional Up Who Word You

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I'm a cartoonist. I write and draw comic books and graphic novels. I'm also a coder.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Also Books Cartoonist Comic Comic Books Draw Graphic Graphic Novels Novels Write I Write

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I majored in Computer Science at U.C. Berkeley and worked as a software developer for a couple of years. Then I taught high school computer science for over a decade and a half in Oakland, California.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Berkeley California Computer Computer Science Couple Decade Developer Half High High School Oakland Over School Science Software Taught Then Worked Years

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I wanted to make an explicitly educational comic that taught readers the concepts I covered in my introductory programming class. That's what 'Secret Coders' is. It's both a fun story about a group of tweens who discover a secret coding school, and an explanation of some foundational ideas in computer science.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: About Both Class Comic Computer Computer Science Concepts Covered Discover Educational Explanation Explicitly Foundational Fun Group Ideas Make Programming Readers School Science Secret Some Story Taught Wanted Who

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In my classroom, I would start my lessons with a quick review of an old topic. Then, I would introduce a new topic. Finally, I would give my students a problem to solve on their own, one that would reinforce what I'd just taught.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Classroom Finally Give Introduce Just Lessons New Old Own Problem Quick Reinforce Review Solve Start Students Taught Then Topic Would

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'Shadow Hero' was my first superhero story. I don't know why it took so long.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: First Hero Know Long Shadow Story Superhero Took Why

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I kind of just write what I like to write. I'm thankful that readers of different ages seem to connect to my stories. I don't consciously think about age demographics when I'm working on my comics.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: About Age Ages Comics Connect Demographics Different Just Kind Like Readers Seem Stories Thankful Think Working Write

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I think, pretty much like everyone around my age, I grew up playing those classic video games. I wouldn't say I was addicted to them, but I definitely liked them.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Addicted Age Around Classic Definitely Everyone Games Grew Like Liked Much Playing Pretty Say Them Think Those Up Video Video Games I Think

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When I was growing up, I did go to the arcade. We had a neighborhood arcade, and my friends and I would go fairly regularly.

~Gene Luen Yang

Topics: Arcade Did Fairly Friends Go Growing Growing Up Had Neighborhood Regularly Up Would

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Writer

Born: August 9th, 1973

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