American Born Chinese is a graphic novel and is the winner of many graphic novel awards. It tells three different stories where each protagonist must overcome a challenge they face. The problems include not being wanted by either a single person or group of people. They face racial discrimination because of their Chinese heritage and they live in America. They each learn something about themselves when going through these challenges. Each protagonist has grown in some way by the end of their challenge.
I would definitely consider using this book in the classroom. The pictures make it more appealing to students similar to The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. One way I would use this is teaching diversity and multiculturalism to students. This novel teaches important lessons on accepting everyone for who they are no matter what culture, race, or ethnicity they are. The only problem I foresee with using this novel in the classroom is that there are a few racial stereotypes in the novel. I would simply send a letter home with students warning parents of this and giving a detailed description on how I would use it in the classroom.
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