The Disney Plus original series American Born Chinese is based on the Gene Luen Yang graphic novel of the same name, but the series still made many pivotal changes to the original story. Released in 2006 to rave critical reviews, Yang's challenging graphic novel explored themes like racial identity and coming-of-age in a way that had never been broached in any medium before. Though the Disney series' approach to the source material attempts to capture the essence, many details from the story were manipulated or downright changed to reflect a more family-friendly image for the series.

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