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From Sacrifice to…Fancy Shmancy Ice Cream: Fulfilling Immigrant Dreams

It’s always a fun challenge to condense everything you want to express into one, single comic panel. This week, I decided to tackle one again.

So, did I actually spend $85 on six pints of ice cream? Yes because Jeni’s Ice Cream is SO delicious and I really want to try the homemade banana bread and pineapple upside down cake which are not available anywhere near me. So, delivery it is.

Did my husband think me insane? Yes. But, he has his Transformers and I have my…fancy shmancy ice cream.

Also, my birthday and Mother’s Day are coming up. Gifts of appreciation for myself are well deserved ????

Well, for the past couple of weeks after the opening reception of Call and Response: Illustration in Uncertain Times at the Pao Arts Center, I have been sick.

I caught the kiddo's pre-K cough virus which knocked me out for 3 full days. I finally feel alive again even though I have hacking fits here and there.

I'm now super glad I was able to make it to the reception.

Looking forward to improved health and creating more artwork + comics!

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20 AAPI dishes, 20 artists, 11 writers, and 44 pages total!

We’re very proud of the beautiful art and the surprising and meaningful food histories compiled in this zine, all thanks to our fantastic contributing artists and writers. We truly feel that this zine can be a powerful resource to promote education on the important historical context of diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) food and culture.

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