‘American Born Chinese’ Review: Disney’s Play With The Monkey King Has Stirring Cultural Introspection And Mostly Peachy Action
theplaylist.netThe journey for Jin Wang in “American Born Chinese” couldn’t have begun at a more opportune time. The protagonist of Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 graphic novel — now a Disney’s eight-episode series from showrunner Kelvin Yu — springs forth when narratives with an Asian identity are stratospheric-high in demand and popularity.
Even with the silhouette of a high schooler that folks might take for granted, Jin is living in a world where he is outlined with the community’s glow, one generated by the golden reception (and, at times, major acclaim) for “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “Furie,” “Ms.
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