Scope and Contents This collection mostly contains materials procured by Alex Jay and focus on Chinese American writers and playwrights, artists and illustrators, actors, comic book artists, filmmakers, designers, and architects. There are various periodicals, artwork, books, comic books, recipes, playbills, and other items either by Chinese Americans or about Chinese Americans, all dating between 1914 and 2015. Objects are also searchable via PastPerfect Online System at...

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The materials in this series consist of correspondence from the wife of Chu Hing, Helga; designs by Alex Jay and Chu Hing; comic books; other books; and periodicals. The bulk of the comics date from the 1940s. In addition, the series contains a Chinese Exclusion Act Cast File for Chu Fook Hing and his sister.

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This sub-series consists of book and comic books that include artworks by Fred C Eng, the Chinese American artist. The Comic books include Classic Comics, Classic Illustrated, Jetta of the 21st Century, and Sunny.

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This series includes fourteen comic books belonging to different series: Blue Bolt, Classics Illustrated, Danger, Ghostly Haunts, Green Lantern; Kid Colt, Outlaw; Millennium Edition: Detective Comis #1, The New Warriors, The Punisher, Supersnipe Comis, Tintin, The Twilight Zone, Walter Lantz Andy Panda, and Wonderworld Comics.

Abstract Originally from Wuhan, China, Chen Weng is a Chinese American artist and graphic designer based in Seattle, Washington who created an online comic series called Messycow Comics. Weng published several short comics about the outbreak of COVID-19 during the beginning of the global pandemic, attempting to provide a positive and comedic outlet for her audience during a time of increasing fear and anxiety. During this oral history, she describes her creative process and audience, noting how she...