"""Graphic novelist Gene Yang has a book """"American Born Chinese"""" which is the first graphic novel to be nominated for the National Book Award, won the prestigious Prinz Award, and sells in 12 countries. He is at one of his favorite hangouts, Comic Relief, in Berkeley, Calif., on Thursday, April 24, 2008. Photo by Liz Hafalia / San Francisco Chronicle Photo: Liz Hafalia"""
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