“Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum” – a graphic novel
Public Lecture with Tracy White
Thursday, April 25, 2024, 2-3:15 p.m.
Location: Love Library 430-431 (Leon Williams Room)
In “Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum,” Tracy White delves into the harrowing yet inspiring journeys of five teenagers who risk everything to seek safety in the U.S. This talk shares their compelling narratives, pieced together through meticulous interviews, showcasing why emigration often becomes their only hope. White’s insight into the creative process highlights the essential skills for crafting impactful non-fiction stories. She emphasizes the role of graphic novels as powerful tools for empathy and understanding, while addressing the challenge of overcoming implicit bias. Join us for an exploration of resilience, hope, and the art of visual storytelling.
Tracy White is a graphic novelist and teacher. Her current book, “Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum,” tells the true experiences of courageous teens fleeing their home countries to seek asylum in the U.S. White’s first graphic novel, “How I Made it to Eighteen: A Mostly True Story” was a Bank Street Book of the year, a Yalsa Great Graphic Novel, and a Texas Maverick Graphic Novel. Her webcomics “TRACED” was nominated twice for an Ignatz and was a TV series for Oxygen TV. She teaches comics at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Sponsored by the Center for Comics Studies, Amatl Press, and Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences (MALAS).