Hello & Welcome! I'm Christina. I make mostly-autobio, usually-tender comic essays, which you can read below. If you like my work: Sign up for my newsletter to be notified of when new work is published. Support me on Patreon for studio updates.
Below is a sample of my comics work, categorized by theme.
Above are links to other arenas of my creative self and related projects. Send me a note if you want to say hi.
Loss & Grief
Tender autobio stories after losing my parents in college. Comics meant to create more space for the non-linear process that is embodied grief.
It's Okay That It's Not Okay
A graphic memoir about delayed grief and the repercussions of suppressing emotion. It's an exploration of the entanglement between workaholism, success, and avoidance.
Buy the Book! // View the Kickstarter // Read online (Serialized May 2018 - May 2021)
Aging
A reflection on the alchemy of time, inspired by Lunar New Year travels visiting family in Asia.
February 2015
Closets
"Closets" is a story about my dad, told in 7 chapters. It's about my relationship with my parents, it's about being your Self, and in the end -- it's about love. I serialized this comic over seven weeks in September-October 2015. Read the newsletters that went out with each comic, starting here.
October 2015
A Moment for Orlando
Sometimes the news breaks your heart, and you just need a moment. Sometimes you need a lot of moments.
June 2016
Voice & Identity
Combining personal and political, these comics braid individual reflection and cultural anthropology to question the ways we've been patterned to show up in our world.
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. This comic is a letter to my future daughter, and other letters + projects took form at "Dear Daughter".
October 2016 // Winner 2017 Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Webcomic. Eisner-nominated.
Uncanny
A slightly spooky comic about losing one's voice -- and what it might take to reclaim self. With three different endings.
Published in The Margins, Aug 2022
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.
January 2019
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 context and systems.
Summer 2017
Unspoken
This one is about words because I love words and because words matter. It’s also about #SayingGoodbye.
December 2014
The Pull Toward Community
A picture book for our times. (Alternatively: a video of the impossible book version.)
April 2020
Sadness on the Internet
A visual essay exploring how our emotions manifest themselves on the internet. Written during AC4D.
February 2011
Root & Home
An ongoing inquiry into finding roots as a child of immigrant refugees who is drawn to moving home a lot. Intersects and affected by the precarity of housing insecurity and the thread of houselessness.
Neighbors
Neighbors is an autobio comics story told in eight parts about housing and homelessness, about home and belonging. This story is my journey in figuring out the roots of my uneasiness at seeing signs of homelessness on my block.
October 2017 // Shortlisted for 2018 Cartoonist Studio Prize for Best Webcomic
(Not) Ready
The challenges of telling one's own housing insecurity story. Part of the PSU's Changing the Narrative's "Epilogue".
Dec 2023
Daniela's Story
I was one of 10 artists matched with 10 students to change the narrative around homelessness through ethnographic cartooning. Completed in partnership with PSU's Changing the Narrative.
Feb 2022, copies distributed via Street Roots and artwork shown in gallery exhibitions
Diary Comics: Feb+Mar 2017
Diary comics that include lots of moving house and lots of processing home.
February - March 2017
Home
Moving always triggers in me a tug of war between letting go and preserving ties.
November 2014
Art & Money
Pragmatic financial frameworks for working anti-capitalist artists. Zine projects with a mix of flowcharts, comics, and resources.
Beyond "Don't Work for Free!"
Tips on how to protect yourself as an artist & honor your creative gifts. Commissioned by Anticapitalism for Artists.
February 2022
Beyond "Don't Quit Your Day Job!"
The benefits and perils of trying to turn art into your day job.
August 2023
Sliding Scale
An essay in flowchart form: How much should I pay for this sliding scale* comic (or any other form of art)? *aka Pay-What-You-Want or NOTAFLOF
May 2018