American Born Chinese

I finished American Born Chinese last night. I liked that the book was a quick read, probably because it was a comic. As I was reading it, I could not help but think of the boys I babysit over the summer. The oldest one, who is 13, would have absolutely loved this book, and I think it is because of some of stereo-types and references to inappropriate/gross things- i.e. peeing in the coke. Therefore, I think that this book really appeals to the 12-15 age group for boys.
However, while I think many YA, male readers would like this book, I think that it did enforce some strong stereo-types that our culture currently has about Asian people. Some examples of this include: pp 114- Chin-Kee eating cat, pp 203- Chin-Kee singing "She Bangs", this reminded my of the guy on the first season of American Idol who sang this song (he was Chinese)- I am not sure if this was meant to represent this or just a coincidence. I think that while these books are funny, they can also be harmful because they continue to enforce common ideas and stereo-types of others.