Category: Essays

ESSAY: Laura Gao’s Navigation Through Asian American Identity in Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

Written and illustrated by Laura Gao, Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American is a Harvey-nominated coming-of-age story about the hardship of identity and the beautiful but messy journey to find it. After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, Laura immigrates to Texas with her family, where she finds herself constantly having…

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