Gene Luen Yang, born on August 9, 1973, is an American cartoonist and author. He is a frequent lecturer on graphic novels and comics at comic book conventions, universities, schools and libraries. He was the Director of Information Services and taught computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California, and in 2012 he joined the faculty of Hamline University as part of its low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults program. In 2016 the U.S. Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
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In 2009, Yang was awarded another Eisner Award for Best Short Story for his collaborative work The Eternal Smile
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Gene Luen Yang (Chinese: 楊謹倫; born August 9, 1973) is an American cartoonist and author.
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