
MacArthur Fellows Program
Gene Luen Yang
Graphic Novelist | Class of 2016
Bringing diverse people and cultures to children’s and young adult literature and confirming comics’ place as an important creative and imaginative force within literature, art, and education.
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May 14, 2020
Sundance Film Festival Panel: “Editing History”
Lauren Pabst, Senior Program Officer, Journalism and Media, shares insights on how we shape history and tell stories from a panel at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
March 21, 2020
"Taking That First Step: Questions For Gene Luen Yang"
October 1, 2017
"Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang Pushes Comics to Deeper Themes"
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Please credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
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