EBOOK—Our Stories Carried Us Here: A Graphic Novel Anthology

A bold and unconventional collection of first-person stories told and illustrated by
immigrants and refugees living across the United States.

Stanford scientist, deaf student, indigenous activist, Black entrepreneur—all immigrants and refugees—recount journeys from their home countries in ten vibrantly illustrated stories. Faced by unfamiliar vistas, they are welcomed with possibilities, and confronted by challenges and prejudice. Timely, sobering, and insightful, Our Stories Carried Us Here acts as a mirror and a light to connect us all with immigrant and refugee experiences. Green Card Voices works to educate and empower communities by amplifying first-person stories of America’s immigrants.

Edited by Tea Rozman Clark, Julie Vang, and Tom Kaczynski
Cover by Nate Powell
Foreword by Thi Bui

Storytellers — Country/Background — Current City

Alex Tsipenyuk — Kazahstan — Rochester, NY

Amara Kamara — Liberia — Minneapolis, MN

Aziz Kamal — Myanmar — Milwaukee, WI

Craig Moodie — Jamaica — Minneapolis, MN

Karelin — Guatemala — Atlanta, GA

Mary Anne and Sergio Quiroz — Mexico — Minneapolis, MN

Ruth Mekoulom — Chad — Fargo, ND

Vy Luong — Vietnam — Madison, WI

Zaynab Abdi — Yemen — Minneapolis, MN

Zurya Anjum — Pakistan — Sartell, MN

Illustrators — Country/Background — Current City

Ana Hinojosa — Dominican Republic — Naples, FL

Ashraf El-Attar — Egypt — Arlington, VA

Camilo Aguirre — Columbia — Minneapolis, MN

Cori Lin — 2nd Gen Taiwan/Japan — Chicago, IL

Gérard Nyunai Ngan — Cameron — Cameron

Hamid Ibrahim — Uganda — London

Mike Centeno — Venezuela — Chicago, IL

Nate Powell — America — Indiana

Sunshine Gao — China — Minneapolis, MN

Tom Kaczynski — Poland — Minneapolis, MN

Toufic El Rassi — Lebanon/Egypt — Chicago, IL