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Chinese-American Cartoonist. Lv. 23, they/them 🏳️‍🌈

New York, NY
Joined July 2019
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I am going to add alt text to all my photo tweets going forward. As a Disabled cartoonist, I want to be as accessible as possible. I admit it has slipped my mind in the past. Thank you to all who have educated me, I still have a lot to learn! ❤️ Here's to a better world
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My poster for the march!
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qae - Animaga 2024
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Artists this is the time to let the world know the strength of your will and heart: Paint, draw, write, sing in their stead, make the world know your outrage, your sorrow, your empathy and your pain! QRT with your own art in support of palestine!
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Meta silenced my account (1/4)
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I video-called Gaza. 1/2
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A comic for Razan and Ismail. 1/2
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A comic for Mohammed.
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A comic on being silenced. 1/2
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A comic for Dr. Huda and Soma.
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Heard that organizers for the Washington March discouraged masking, so here is my poster #2 ! #FreePalestine
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2/2 actual photos of Shahed’s outdoor shelter after her tent was destroyed!
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A comic about being invisible. 1/3
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4/4, also if anyone knows any more info about this sort of repression please let me know!
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Videos from her aunt Ekhlas's Instagram!
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I‘m telling you, this scene hit me SO DAMN HARD. #infinitytrain is a truly stellar cartoon with Asian representation that knocked my SOCKS off, and I find myself looking to it constantly for new inspiration. #FinishInfinityTrain !!!
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A comic I did right before I decided to get physically evaluated for arthritis and finally going to my school therapist. If I did not make this decision, I would not have been able to heal to the point I’m at now. I do not regret this choice one single bit.
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Did a short comic for #ADHDAwarenessMonth ! It’s about how I learned to better handle my emotions through meditation. (1/2)
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@Munmun_Princess I feel you, I went through a long period of mourning because I relied on Critical Role for cleaning my room, background audio for art, a ton of things! The sounds of their voices and banter was so comforting. C2 got me through one of the worst times of my life.
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@RattusFlattus @emilyabell “To be courageous“ or something along those lines. i heard it was someone from People’s Forum that said it. Not a great look :( I will be bringing extra masks onto the bus
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A comic for Ekhlas. (1/2)
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A comic for Razan.
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I didn’t have arthritis, just malnourishment combined with repetitive strain injuries, but honestly don’t listen to your asian parents when they call you weak and try to stop you from seeking help. Shit’s abusive. Ignore them and reach out to whatever resources you have!
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when I was a freshman, I was shocked to discover I never got the emails for the MANDATORY comics dept. meetings. I was told that Woodruff deliberately made sure honors program students got none of those emails because "he didn't like us." Nothing was done about it til he left.
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Wild to see my old college department chair who vocally and obviously despised comics, considered them "low art" and made comics student's lives complete hell for decades get Eisner nominated four times over for his first graphic novel. Oh, sorry, "graphic opera".
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@CriticalRole @samriegel @robbiedaymond @executivegoth @WillingBlam @agarthanguide Ive dropped the entirety of all criritcal role media until you guys speak up about palestine. How can you cherry pick stuff from their culture for this campaign and not even stand up for real life middle easterners?? You guys arent real allies @CriticalRole
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@TmanimeBP Based on an email I got, they said there was around 40 buses coming from NYC alone (mine among them)! I've never seen so many buses from one place for an action!
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@DJSilly9 It was just my username
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The worst kind of letter.
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@SecilWithAnS EXACTLY!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 I just can't watch them anymore. I can't. I miss the sounds of their voices but I can't watch them anymore. It's too painful
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Panels I did for #hourlycomicday describing the Feb 2 protest at Columbia. Originally formatted for Instagram. #FreePalestine
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To everyone who thinks my comic was selfish, I threw it on here not expecting it to get so big. In case it did , i attached Ekhlas's fundraiser so she'd get lots of donations. I know how to draw the type of "vent comics" that can do well. this time, I'm doing it for someone else.
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SF march occuring at the same time!
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Hell everyone! I’m Kaitlyn, a Chinese-American cartoonist who is creating Fatherboard, a villain slice-of-life comic about the computer overlord babysitting a little girl (and her cyborg henchman dad)! Check it out at ! Featuring a majority-Asian cast!!
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I keep assuming certain artists are Asian b/c their usernames are Japanese & they draw in a heavily Asian–inspired art style & sell merch with kanji on it, featuring creatures from Asian folklore. Then they post a selfie and they’re WHITE??! Screws me up every time.
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I hope everyone who sees this understands and knows that I do more than just make comics about how I feel. I go to protests, have been arrested, and plan on doing more nonfiction comics in the future.
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A short comic about my synesthesia, and how despite not being able to travel back there, Jazz helps me stay connected to it because it produces such pleasant imagery for me.
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I have no idea if anyone on this site is gonna actually see anything I post, but here are two cool autobio comics I did! I‘ve finally found my love for them again after burning out via Instagram nearly ruined it
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In case anyone needs this because I sure did!
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Beau drawings done from screenshots of Marisha at the start of the episode! #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRole #criticalrolefanart
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I got big on Instagram from these types of vent comics, but it turned into a really dangerous thing, and caused more trauma. I've thought hard about my return to making comics, and have gone to therapy for a long while, so I'm not the same cartoonist I used to be.
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@RattusFlattus @emilyabell Update: people's forum NYC reposted this on their story
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Part one of a comic I did for #AAPIHeritageMonth ! I finally gathered up my energy to talk about my experience as an #AAPI kid growing up and feeling like I didn’t fit in anywhere. 1/3
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@speremint @kinokorp looked through her page and I’ve never wanted to throw up faster in my life. Sickening.
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@amsterdamitaly I did, and I tried making a new comment with the @ hidden inside but it still got deleted. In the end I just put it on my channel
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My second comic for #AAPIHM ! Featuring the thought process behind my webcomic! 1/2
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white writers: “This is my Asian main character. Her name is Chong Chan. She has big blue eyes and a dainty nose because her dad is white. She’s a prodigy and can build an entire mech in five seconds and also hack into anything. Did I mention she’s a genius?“
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MY MP100 PRINT FROM @koidoodles CAME IN AND I AM SO HAPPYYYY AHHHHHHH AND THE BONUS KONPEITO CANDY??!?!!!! LITERALLY MADE MY DAY!!!!!!
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@lizzahloz It was just a vent comic. If you look on my Instagram the.gauntlets, I mostly share fundraisers and news on my story. I also know that comics like these tend to do well, so that's why I attached my friend's fundraiser to it. She's been through worse than me
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A short comic I did for #TransDayOfVisibility ! it’s taken me a long time to finally be comfortable saying it aloud once more.
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#adhdtwitter who else struggles with random dopamine deficits at random and inconvenient intervals? And then suddenly the middle of the night hits and your brain becomes bass boosted
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A comic I did about my changing views of “success.” (1/3)
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A comic I meant to finish for #aapihm , but it got delayed! Nevertheless, here it is— a heartwarming one. It gives me hope for the future. 1/2
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@lizzahloz It looks like she's getting way more donations now, so in the end, this was worth it, even if people accuse me of being selfish in this comic. Normally I don't center my feelings, I do a lot of work on the ground and offline
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It frustrates me when yt people whine about movies that aren't about them for once. Turning Red and EEAAO changed the way my own mother interacted with me. These movies are extremely powerful and authentic and are exactly what I've needed my entire life. Respectfully, fuck you.
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...and if nobody else is up to it, then I'll just make it myself. [8/8]
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THANK YOU @rokudo FOR THE ADORABLE LEETLE BLUE TIEFLING CHARM!! I was compelled to purchase it after her recent shenanigans!!
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A comic I did last night when I couldn’t sleep due to #chronicpain #genitopelvicdysethesia #pgad
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Hi #TransDayOfVisibility ! I’m an AAPI cartoonist & I love to make wacky comics that occasionally pack an emotional punch! This is actually my first time participating in any trans-related tag because I’ve been too chicken in the past due to internalized gatekeeping/transphobia.
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And this is why I’m grateful that my Twitter is still on the smaller size.
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3/3!
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DOT EYE APPRECIATION POST (in replies)
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A really important comic I did with @thefemiaina about sharing art online and the obsession with numbers I had to cope with and unlearn as someone who used to have 25k on Instagram!
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Hey! I’m Kaitlyn and I’m creating a comic called Fatherboard, starring two Disaster-Asians with ADHD. I find that writing characters who share these identities helps me feel less alone and insignificant compared to my NT peers. It’s extremely comforting. #drawingwithADHD
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@NeoliberalBilbo @DJSilly9 I actually didn't know. I almost never comment on YouTube, I didn't think the auto deletion was a thing. And I didn't even post a direct link. This comic wasn't meant to get so much exposure, it was only for my immediate following
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a short comic about my quarantine dreams
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Hate it when this happens
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Fanart I did of @kurohtak1 ’s webcomic, The Warlock! It’s one of my favorites, I highly recommend it!
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A photo of me in front of my junior thesis project, an adaptation of Annie (the musical)! Despite my fears, starting today I will also begin uploading artwork to twitter as well!
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Drew this and now I’m really hungry 😭😭😭
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I was leafleting in front of @stefanizinerman ’s office yesterday with @FWWNewYork ! We need Zinerman to be a climate champion and tell @CarlHeastie to PASS THE FULL NY HEAT & CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERFUND ACT! As a youth activist, I implore you to protect our future.
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@Luar_Azulado I'm really glad I can help!! ❤️❤️❤️
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What makes it worse is sometimes I’d buy from them thinking I’m supporting an AAPI artist. This is why I agree with the ”put your race in your bio” thing. & if you’re a white person making Asian-themed merch, you’re basically capitalizing off a culture that is not your own.
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@tphottie It was said on an informational Zoom, and many people were there. I was not the only person who heard it, and I know exactly who said it and have a transcription of the what they said. I am a known organizer in my own community in NY which is frankly who I tweeted this to.
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OH MY GOSH welcome new followers! if you’re in the mood for some good wacky humor starring two Asian protagonists, look no farther than my webcomic Fatherboard!
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Comic I did on Instagram for #ocdawarenessweek ! I know it’s over already, but I still want to help remove misconceptions and hope the last slide of this comic could be a help for others with #OCD . (1/2)
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@DisconnectedLa1 @TweetUnPro @explodikid Original backgrounds take a longer time and lots more labor because one must find references, combine them in a way that fits the style of the comic, and then render it at several dynamic angles. People working on heavy deadlines simply do not have time.
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A short comic I did to help myself feel better after having nightmares all night. And it worked! 1/2
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