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Brenda asked Gene Luen Yang:

The mom in Green Turtle was hysterically cool. I had tears in my eyes laughing. Who did you model her after?

Gene Luen Yang Thank you! Sonny did an amazing job of visually giving her personality.

She's inspired by these women in my church community when I was a kid. I grew up in a Chinese Catholic community. A few of the moms were simultaneously hilarious and terrifying.

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