In this interview, award-winning author, cultural producer, and journalist Frank Abe discusses his co-authored graphic novel WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration. He reflects on collaboration and research about this hidden history and why it remains relevant for Americans today.
In November 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking with Amy Kurzweil, a New Yorker cartoonist and the author of "Flying Couch: A Graphic Memoir". In 2021, she was a Berlin Prize fellow with The American Academy in Berlin where she worked on her second graphic memoir, "Artificial: A Love Story".
In this interview, award-winning author, cultural producer, and journalist Frank Abe discusses his co-authored graphic novel WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration. He reflects on collaboration and research about this hidden history and why it remains relevant for Americans today.
In this interview, I speak with award-winning graphic novelist, journalist, and cartoonist Malaka Gharib.
In this interview, award-winning author and public historian Tamiko Nimura discusses her graphic novel "WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration." She shares the collaborative process of creating the book, the challenges and surprises encountered during research.
On June 17, 2024, I interviewed the inspiring freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and writer, Nidhi Chanani. Among her many honors, she was recognized by the Obama Administration as a Champion of Change in 2012. Chanani is the author of many graphic novels aimed at young adults, as well as picture books for children. She is also an instructor in the Master of Fine Arts, Comics program at the California College of Arts.