April 30th marked 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. The war looms large in U.S. culture鈥� it鈥檚 been the subject of countless books and movies.
These works have often focused on American soldiers, but not so much on the experiences of everyday Vietnamese people living through the war.
Artist 鈥檚 2017 bestselling graphic memoir started as an attempt to change that. It tells her family鈥檚 story of living through the war and ultimately leaving her birth country to come to the United States.
More recently, Thi co-edited an featuring work by artists from the Vietnamese diaspora. She talks to us about both those projects and reflects on her experiences as a mother.
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: cartoonist, writer and artist. She鈥檚 author of the bestselling and award-winning graphic memoir, Most recently she co-edited an that was released to mark 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War.
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