Elevating Filipino American Stories in Comics: Jean Munson Builds Community, Culture, and Healing Through Art and Activism

About this episode

Jean Munson discusses her work in comics and activism, focusing on Filipino American experiences and community building.

Jean Munson, a Las Vegas artist and activist, discusses Plot Twist Publishing, the publishing company she co-founded in 2016 to provide opportunities for young women in comics. She emphasizes her memoir comics, inspired by her Filipino American experience, and highlights the rarity of Filipino American comics creators in Las Vegas. Munson shares her involvement in the "Living Here" exhibition at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and also mentions her upcoming comic inspired by the exhibition. The comic, which focuses on Quindo Miller's "Endless" installation, will appear in an upcoming issue of "Dry Heat."

People in this episode

Guest: Jean Munson

Topics covered

• Filipino American stories
• comics
• art and activism
• community building
• memoir comics

Keywords

• Jean Munson
• Plot Twist Publishing
• Filipino American comics
• Las Vegas artist
• memoir comics
• Living Here exhibition
• Endless installation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plot Twist Publishing, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art

Products: Dry Heat

Books & works: Living Here, Endless

Places: Las Vegas, Filipino American

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