“Change has finally come. After 17 years, the cartoonist is seeing his American dream play out.

“American Born Chinese” debuts on Disney+ today (5/24) with a mostly Asian cast that now includes two new Oscar winners [along with cinematography by Brett Pawlak] — Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan. The show, which also boasts Asian American showrunners, centers on high school soccer player Jin Wang (Ben Wang) growing up amid pressure to reconcile his American and Chinese sides. Mixing elements of teen drama, fantasy and fight sequences, the show, like the book, jumps between Jin’s storyline and one involving the Monkey King, an iconic character in Chinese folklore. The story threads eventually intertwine.”

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