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Home » Gene Luen Yang on LEVEL UP: Career or video games?
Gene Luen Yang on LEVEL UP: Career or video games?

Gene Luen Yang on LEVEL UP: Career or video games?

05/17/2011 6:16 pm by Heidi MacDonald

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Gene Luen Yang’s new book, LEVEL UP, covers some territory that may be familiar to many people — a young man whose parents want him to make something of himself, while he just wants to play video games. Drawn by Thien Pham, it’s Yang’s latest exploration of growth and personal identity, especially as it relates to Asian Americans. But the book isn’t just about video game addiction. At
Wired’s GeekDad, he explains where the book is really coming from in his own experience.

Heidi MacDonald

Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle.

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  1. Paul says

    05/18/2011 10:01 am at 10:01 am

    I haven’t got time to post, I’ve got to play a videogame…

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