{"id":9876,"date":"2020-01-31T12:08:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/?p=9876"},"modified":"2020-01-31T12:13:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T17:13:02","slug":"latest-release-from-dc-comics-green-lantern-is-a-vietnamese-american-boy-that-fights-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/latest-release-from-dc-comics-green-lantern-is-a-vietnamese-american-boy-that-fights-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Release From DC Comics Green Lantern is a Vietnamese-American Boy That Fights Racism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The latest middle-grade graphic novel from the author Minh Le is infused with his own spirit into the classic DC Comics story about the Green Lantern. He drew inspiration from the jade ring that his grandmother always wore. The Vietnamese touch to the story is translated from his past, when his grandmother, Ton Nu Tuy-Nhan, and the rest of the family fled to Vietnam as refugees during the Vietnam War<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This novel\nis called \u201cGreen Lantern: Legacy,\u201d and it is about a Vietnamese-American boy as\nthe main character that obtained supernatural powers through a jade ring that\nhe inherits from an elder. As you can see the story implicates his past with\nhis grandmother, and that is how the whole story fell into place, as he said in\na recent interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first Green Lantern character<\/a> that is described as an Asian American. It is a great way to add a twist to the story and fight racism all over the world.  In the latest \u201cGreen Lantern: Legacy\u201d (not to be confused with \u201cGreen Lantern: Legacy – The Last Will & Testament of Hal Jordan\u201d of yore) we can see the exploration of the story of Tai Pham, who lives in an apartment above a store that his grandmother runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The action\ntook off when Tai suddenly puts his grandmother ring and he realizes that he is\nthe Green Lantern. Tai Pham is a very quiet person by nature, but once he\nrealizes the power that he manages, he decides that his job is to protect his\nneighborhood from racist bullies and continue the legacy that his grandmother\nstarted in Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minh Le is\na father of two children, and this novel made him realize how important the\nmiddle school years in the education and character of youngsters are. He grew\nup in a family of immigrants and refugees, and he said that he is delighted\nthat he is given a chance to remake one of the most iconic American characters\ninfused with an Asian flavor. He also added that this put hit through a lot of\npressure and anxiety, just because he was trying to represent a culture that is\nkind of personal, but at the same time tell all the details that go with this\nsuperhero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minh Le also faced a problem when writing this novel just because of the difficulty of combining both stories. Since he is from a refugee family, he often wants to talk about the war and the struggles they faced during their early years in the United States. He also said that he didn\u2019t want to get into details about their past during the Vietnam War. He added, \u201cI wanted to talk about that, just because we have such a rich history, but there is so much pain there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This novel sends a\nparticular message to people and includes different races in the world. It is a\nway to global peace among people. The truth is that everyone has the potential to\nbecome a superhero, no matter what type of person they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first time\nthat we\u2019ve seen a cultural twist in superheroes, enrichen with real history.\nPaying tribute to his grandmother through one of the most iconic characters\nfrom DC Universe is an excellent way to say \u201cThank you\u201d for all the troubles\nshe went through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGreen Lantern: Legacy\u201d is a fascinating story that everyone should read. It will grow on you as fast as a horse running on Kentucky Derby<\/a>. Its release is scheduled for February 4th and you should probably get it if you love graphic novels and appreciate a good story. Just like the precious NFL Super Bowl rings that hold respect, history, and hard work, Green Lantern has his grandmother\u2019s ring that holds incredible power. The best thing is that he uses that power for a good cause, which sends the perfect message to the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The latest middle-grade graphic novel from the author Minh Le is infused with his own spirit into the classic DC Comics story about the Green Lantern. He drew inspiration from the jade ring that his grandmother always wore. The Vietnamese … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/assets\/thumbnail.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thegreenlanterncorps.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}