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Advocate : a graphic memoir of family, community, and the fight for environmental justice / Eddie Ahn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: California ; New York : Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of Ten Speed Press, [2024]Copyright date: ©2024Edition: First editionDescription: 207 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781984862495
  • 1984862499
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Contents:
Scene locations -- Prologue -- Come back soon -- Easy money -- Imperfect signals -- Mama Jackson's sword -- Burrito math -- Frontlines -- The morning calm -- The journey to creating Advocate -- Advocating for environmental justice -- On frontlines -- Advocating for oneself.
Summary: "A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations" -- Publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Graphic Novel New 363.7 A286 Available 33111011129323
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations.

A WASHINGTON POST BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR (SO FAR)

Born in Texas to Korean immigrants, Eddie grew up working at his family's store with the weighty expectations that their sacrifices would be paid off when he achieved the "American Dream." Years later after moving to San Francisco and earning a coveted law degree, he then does the unthinkable: he rejects a lucrative legal career to enter the nonprofit world.

In carving his own path, Eddie defies his family's notions of economic success, igniting a struggle between family expectations, professional goals, and dreams of community. As an environmental justice attorney, he confronts the most immediate issues the country is facing today, from the devastating effects of Californian wildfires to economic inequality, all while combatting burnout and racial prejudice. In coming fully into his own, Eddie also reaches a hand back to his parents, showing them the value of a life of service rather than one spent only seeking monetary wealth.

Weaving together humorous anecdotes with moments of victory and hope, this powerful, deeply contemplative full-color graphic novel explores the relationship between immigration and activism, opportunity and obligation, and familial duty and community service.

Scene locations -- Prologue -- Come back soon -- Easy money -- Imperfect signals -- Mama Jackson's sword -- Burrito math -- Frontlines -- The morning calm -- The journey to creating Advocate -- Advocating for environmental justice -- On frontlines -- Advocating for oneself.

"A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations" -- Publisher's description.

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