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Advocate: 08/07/24
Advocate by Eddie Ahn (2024) is a graphic novel memoir about working as an environmental justice lawyer for a nonprofit in San Francisco. For anyone working in nonprofits, this book hits hard. Eddie Ahn was born and raised in Texas. His parents emigrated from Korea and made a living running a small grocery / liquor store. He covers life working in his parents store as a child and compares it to the sorts of things he's had to do to make ends meet and serve his community in San Francisco. Ahn draws with a clean line and uses color sparingly but effectively. If you know the Bay Area, especially San Francisco, you'll recognize the places he depicts. An interesting side note, Ahn had some of his artwork selected for decorating utility boxes in San Francisco. He and I have that in common, although mine are going up in the East Bay. Five stars Comments (0) |