CNN —“American Born Chinese,” the new Disney+ show based on Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel of the same name, transports viewers to two distinct realms: Heaven, via iconic Chinese mythology, and Earth, via an American high school.
The first centers on Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a Chinese American teenager at a mostly White high school.
One of the storylines of "American Born Chinese" is rooted in classic Chinese mythology.
But having so much Chinese and Chinese American representation on screen and behind the scenes proved immensely helpful.
Sally Woo, a Chinese American costumer on the show, told Cretton stories about the Monkey King she heard from her mother and grandmother, and shared other media adaptations of “Journey to the West” for inspiration.
Persons:
CNN —, Gene Luen, Joy Cretton, You’re, Jin Wang, Ben Wang, Jin, Wei, Chen, Jimmy Liu, Carlos Lopez, Disney Wei, Cretton, Sun Wukong, Daniel Wu, –, ”, Huy Quan, Freddy Wong, Cretton –, Maui –, Sally Woo, King, “, ” Cretton, Kelvin Yu, Bull, – Cretton, Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Sun, Michelle Yeoh, Mercy, Lim, Yeoh
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CNN, CNN — “, Disney, “, diamante
Locations:
United States, American, Disney, Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, Maui, Heaven