Holy Korean Martyrs Catholic Church (HKMCC) will be screening 2 episodes of the new Disney+ TV series “American Born Chinese” based on the 2006 graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. This will be a free event with dinner available for purchase as a fundraiser for World Youth Day. After the screening, there will be a Q&A with Gene facilitated by Patrick Ku.

Gene Yang grew up in the San Jose Chinese Catholic Mission (SJCCM) community; read about his perspective on his ethnicity and faith in this US Catholic article.

American Born Chinese will be available to stream on Disney+ on May 24, and tells the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager juggling his high school social life with his home life. When he meets a new student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods. The series features award winning cast Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan.