Comics, Zines, & Community
Books
It's Okay That It's Not Okay
A graphic memoir about using work to avoid grief and the repercussions of suppressing strong emotion.
What does it take to actually pause the whirlwind of our lives long enough to move through tough emotions?
Stories & Essays
personal and political, individual reflection and cultural anthropology, poetry and prose
Uncanny
A slightly spooky comic about losing one's voice -- and what it might take to reclaim self. With three different endings.
Daniela's Story
I was one of 10 artists matched with 10 students to change the narrative around homelessness through ethnographic cartooning.
Copies distributed via Street Roots
Three gallery exhibitions
Becoming Political
My personal exploration into possibilities of political engagement -- within community -- while honoring the complexities of existing as an Asian-American in America today.
Commissioned by and created in collaboration with the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon
On Beauty
Learning and unlearning what the world tells us about beauty and our value as women -- and the small yet potent ways we may resist.
Winner 2017 Cartoonist Studio Prize
Eisner-Nominated for Best Webcomic 2017
Related projects at "Dear Daughter"
In Visibility & Inclusion
Grappling with my desire to stay small, a reflection from Asian American ComiCon Summit 2017. And a follow-up about how the feelings of belonging are tied into contextual systems of inclusion.
Unspoken
This one is about words because I love words and because words matter. It’s also about being (un)able to say goodbye.
Diary Comics
Sketchier fare about intimacy, connection, belonging, and finding home.
Read online at tumblr. Purchase the zine HERE & NOW.
