Gene Luen Yang
“Boxers, Saints, and Coders”
March 30, 20237:30 p.m. in Crawford Auditorium, Crawford Hall
Grove City College 100 Campus Drive Grove City, PA 16127
This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available at the Memorial Lot (P-9 on the campus map).
Driving Directions: Click HERE.
Questions can be directed to cctconference@gcc.edu.
Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. As the Library of Congress’ fifth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, he advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. American Born Chinese, his first graphic novel from First Second Books, was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the L.A. Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His other works include Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), New Super-Man from DC Comics (with various artists), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series from Dark Horse Comics (with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.