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February 16, 2023

The New Yorker | Summer Bingo→

February 16, 2023/ Yao Xiao

A bingo card shows a different summer-related activity or object in each square.

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February 16, 2023

LA Times | Op-comic: ‘Good vibes only’ or just buying more junk? A self-care quiz→

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February 16, 2023

The New Yorker | My Stress Dreams During The Pandemic→

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February 16, 2023

The New Yorker | NYC vs. L.A.: Drawn From Memory→

February 16, 2023/ Yao Xiao

Single feet in various shoe styles. Different style cars and vans. Pigeons. Cacti palm tree and other flora.

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February 16, 2023

Catapult | Drawing Grief→

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The creative release felt familiar. The soreness, the tenderness, making up new words for a new reality.

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April 20, 2020

After The Quarantine: Collective Comic Making With NYC Salon

April 20, 2020/ Yao Xiao
After The Quarantine: Collective Comic Making With NYC Salon

A comic about things we dream to do after the Covid-19 quarantine that put much of our lives on hold, created virtually and collectively with NYC Salon.

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Web Comics
covid19, webcomic
March 08, 2020

My Mother's Face

March 08, 2020/ Yao Xiao
My Mother's Face

A personal memoir comic about motherhood and feminism. Written for Women’s History Month 2020.

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February 29, 2020

History of a Body Through Dancing

February 29, 2020/ Yao Xiao
History of a Body Through Dancing

When I went to a free-movement dance class, unexpected memories returned to me through the act of dancing.

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January 24, 2020

The Washington Post: Chinese New Year

January 24, 2020/ Yao Xiao
The Washington Post: Chinese New Year

“My first Chinese New Year abroad was spent making an international call at 6 a.m.”

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Web Comics
comics, chinese, asian american
October 01, 2019

A Hundred Years More: Think!Chinatown partners with StoryCorp

October 01, 2019/ Yao Xiao
A Hundred Years More: Think!Chinatown partners with StoryCorp

In partnership with StoryCorps, T!C commissioned an illustrated project to accompany oral histories of Chinatown community members.

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Animation
chinese, asian american, chinatown, storytelling
March 22, 2019

The Story of Raye Montague

March 22, 2019/ Yao Xiao
The Story of Raye Montague

The story of naval engineer and US Navy flag officer Raye Montague. Originally published in Kazoo!Magazine in 2017, this comic is included in Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World, an anthology published in 2020.

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November 28, 2015

If You Want To Say Thank You, Don't Say Sorry

November 28, 2015/ Yao Xiao
If You Want To Say Thank You, Don't Say Sorry

A viral comic about the power of expressing gratitude.

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Web Comics
gratitude, webcomic, thank you, sorry
October 28, 2015

Memoir of A Part-Time Knight

October 28, 2015/ Yao Xiao
Memoir of A Part-Time Knight

6-page comic about a girl falling in love with PC games in women gamers' anthology, Chainmail Bikini.

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Anthology
anthology, chinese, memoir
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