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Asian – American Heroes, Hopes, and Hurts

Posted on May 1, 2020 by rosinskynatalie

This is an important time to look at graphic works depicting Asian-American heroes, hopes, and hurts. The Covid-19 pandemic has spread some virulent ideas along with its deadly virus. Once-common stereotypes and fears about Asian–Americans, in particular Chinese-Americans, have flared … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, comic book collection, graphic novels, memoir | Tagged "New Superman", American Born Chinese, Andie Tong, Asian - American superheroes, Asian- Americans, basketball, basketball history, Billie Tan, Boxers and Saints, Brent Peeples, Chinese - Americans, Chinese Justice League, Chinese Superman, Chinese virus, Clan of the Fiery Cross, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Dan Santat, discrimination, Dragon Hoops, Drawn Together, Fu Manchu, Gene Luen Yang, Girihuru, grandmother, grandparents, Green Lantern comics, hajib, heroes, immigrant, Jade Lantern Legacy, Ku Klux Klan, Lark Pien, Mariko Tamaki, Minh Le, New Superman: Equilibrium, New-Superman and the Justice League of China, non-fiction graphic novel, Pandemic, racism, refugees, Sarah Stern, Sonny Liew, stereotypes, superheroes, Superman, Superman radio series, Superman Smashes the Klan, Taoism, tween - age, Vietnamese refugees, Vietnamese-American, Wuhan flu, yin - yang | Leave a comment

After the Brussels Bombings: Rethinking Heroes and Villains

Posted on April 1, 2016 by rosinskynatalie

This is not the blog post I had planned to write on April Fools’ Day. But reverberations from the recent Brussels bombings (and now the Lahore attacks) shifted my attention, compelling me back to 9/11 and its explosions. Read on. … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, graphic novels | Tagged 9/11 attacks, Al-Quaeda, anti-Semitism, Art Spiegelman, Baba Yaga's Assistant, Belgian cartoon, bombings, Brussels, Charlie Hebdo, Christians, DC superheroes, Emily Carroll, Footnotes in Gaza, Gavrilo Princip The Assassin Who Ignited World War I, George Remi, Herge, heroes, In the Shadow of No Towers, Islamic terrorists, Joe Sacco, Journalism, Lahore, Marika McCoola, Marvel superheroes, Muslims, Nimona, Noelle Stevenson, Palestine, racism, Spiderman, terrorism, Tintin, Tintin in America, Tintin in the Congo, villains | Leave a comment

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Asian – American Heroes, Hopes, and Hurts

After the Brussels Bombings: Rethinking Heroes and Villains

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