By Zaynab Abdi (author) and Ashraf El-Attar (illustrator), Tea Rozman (Executive Director of Green Card Voices, co-editor), and Julie Vang (Co-Editor)

FREE ADMISSION

Discussion and Q&A led by Prof. E. K. Tan, Chair of the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies and Associate Professor of English at SBU

Panelists present the first published Graphic Novel stories of immigrants and refugees and talk about the co-creation process of pairing authors and illustrators with cultural sensitivity. Panelists will also share their own experiences and discuss what they aim to share through this project. 

Books are available at the SBU Bookstore and www.greencardvoices.org/graphic-novel