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Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
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Boxers (Boxers & Saints) Gene Luen Yang
Gene.Luen.Yang.(Chinese.Traditional:.,.Simplified:.,.Pinyin:.Yng.Jnln;.born.August.9,.1973).is.an.Asian-American.cartoonist...He.is.a.frequent..Search...for...Yang...Gene...Luen....About...Gene...Luen...Yang:...Gene...Yang...began...drawing...comic...books...in...the...fifth...grade....In...1997,...he...received...the...Xeric...Grant,...a...prestigious...comics...industry...grant,....Boxers.and.Saints.author.Gene.Luen.Yang.gave.a.speech.on.diversity.that.honestly.and.intelligently.addressed.the.comic.community's.failures.towards.minorities.
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