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Chu Fook Hing (January 17, 1897) is best known as the creator of The Green Turtle, widely known as the first Asian American Superhero,[1] who appeared in Blazing Comics in 1944. The Shadow Hero, a 2014 book by Gene Yang and Sonny Liew exploring the origins of the Asian American superhero, generated renewed cultural interest in Hing and his characters.
Biography edit
Chu Fook Hing was born in Hawaii on the island of Kauai to Chu Kin and Chong Shee, who immigrated to the United States from China.[2]
References edit
- ^ Akhtar, Zainab. "The first Asian American superhero". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "About the Artist: Chu F. Hing". Chinese American Eyes. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links edit
Working: http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/jul/25/first-asian-american-superhero-green-turtle http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/12/09/the-shadow-hero-author-gene-luen-yang-admits-research-error-through-new-comic/ http://chimericaneyes.blogspot.com/2014/01/about-artist-chu-f-hing.html http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/26/opinion/yang-comics-superheroes/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-green-turtle-returns-in-the-shadow-hero-by-gene-luen-yang-and-sonny-liew/2014/08/26/dcea0020-26e3-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html