Looking for more comics by Asian-American? Take a look at these artists and their work:
1. Escape to Gold Mountain by David Wong – a graphic novel about the lives of Chinese immigrants during the time of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The novel follows the lives of the Wong family in the “Gold Mountain” trying to make better lives for themselves and their children, a story about the hopes of challenges of a Chinese immigrant family.
2. Magical Life of Long Track Sam by Anne Marie Fleming – written by his great-granddaughter, the novel follows the live of the famous magician, acrobat and performer Long Track Sam.
3. Empire State by Jason Shiga – the novel follows Jimmy, your stereotypical geek and his friend and love interest, Sara. Wanting a better life, Sara moved to New York. Depressed about Sara moved, Jimmy finds the courage to confess his feelings to Sara in a letter and tells her to meet him at the top of the Empire State Building. A funny narrative about love and friendship as Jimmy travels to New York.
4. Greg Pak is a film director and a comic book writer. He has worked on several works for Marvel Comics such as X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong, Incredible Hulk Vol. 3 and Batman/Superman #1.
5. Jimmy Hiro by Fred Chao – a graphic novel about the hectic and crazy life of Jimmy Hiro as he struggles to make ends meet with his girlfriend, Mayumi while fighting giant monsters and samurai businesses-men.
6. Shortcomings by Adrien Tomina – the comic follow the lives of Ben Tanaka and his girlfriend, Miko Hayashi in California. Miko is proud of her Asian heritage and is part of the Asian-American cultural community while Ben doesn’t really care about and is secretly in love with white women. The novel tackles stereotypes, racial issues and the Asian-American issue.
7. Vietnamerica – by G.B. Tran – an autobiographical graphic novel about his family lives in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, how his grandfather left his family to fight for the Viet Cong, how his grandmother had an affair with a French soldier and how his family was scare about what would happen if they stayed in Vietnam.
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