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I think a lot of us go through a period where we feel like outsiders, and deal with that by wishing we were insiders. So that was the emotional core of American Born Chinese.

"It’s a Coder! It’s a Teacher! It’s a Kick-Ass Graphic Novelist!". Interview With Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. September/October 2015.
I think a lot of us go through a period where we feel like outsiders, and deal with that by wishing we were insiders. So that was the emotional core of American Born Chinese.