‘American Born Chinese’ Review: Disney’s Play With The Monkey King Has Stirring Cultural Introspection And Mostly Peachy Action
The journey for Jin Wang in “American Born Chinese” couldn’t have begun at a more opportune time. The protagonist of Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 graphic novel — now a Disney’s eight-episode series from showrunner Kelvin Yu — springs forth when narratives with an Asian identity are stratospheric-high in demand and popularity.