Academic Vocab
Individual frame, or single drawing
Panel
An idea that is used to describe a particular type of person or thing.
Stereotype
I am a Chinese American boy whose Mother and Father emigrated from China to San Francisco’s Chinatown, where I was born.
Jin
In the novel, shoes represent the Monkey King’s...
Desire to become human
The children wore their dirty boots.
Simple
The lines and borders that contain the panel
Frame
to lose or give up something, usually as a penalty.
Forfeit
I am a deity who rules over monkeys on Flower-Fruit Mountain
The Monkey King
Chin-Kee and Danny represent...
Asian and American stereotypes
The girl was wearing a red dress.
Simple
Rectangles or squares in which a narrator or a character from the story shares special information with readers.
Narrative Box
We see something through a particular point of view
Perceive
I am a Taiwanese boy who moved to a San Francisco neighborhood when I was in fifth grade.
Wei-Chen
The theme of the novel American Born Chinese is...
Accepting your true identity
It was time for bed, yet it was still light outside.
Compound
The space between the panels.
Gutter
It will definitely happen, it is unavoidable
Inevitable
The creator of the world in the Monkey King’s story.
Tze-Yo-Tzuh
The front door was locked, so she entered through the back.
Compound
A large, cloud-like bubble containing the text of the thought
Thought Bubble
Highest level or degree of success attainable
Pinnacle
Wong Lai-Tsao
They took a lot of pictures when they visited Montana.
Complex