SNEAK PREVIEW SAMPLE OF GRAPHIC NOVEL ANTHOLOGY "NEW FRONTIERS: THE MANY WORLDS OF GEORGE TAKEI"

2. A GRAPHIC NOVEL
ANTHOLOGY OF
DIVERSE CREATORS
CELEBRATING HIS
LIFE AND LEGACY

3. For Hudson, Skyler, and every member
of the next generation of explorers of the
New Frontiers of What’s Possible
For Natsuko and Keina for their unconditional
love and support; for Kenny and Susie and Raymond
for their inspiration and influence
For our Secret Identities brothers in aims and arms,
Parry Shen & Jerry Ma
And for all the Nerds of Color, Geeks OUT,
Black Girl Nerds, Latinx Geeks, Desi Geek Girls,
Native Appropriations, Nerds of Prey,
Angry Asian Americans and more
for their community
Copyright © 2017 by Jeff Yang, Keith Chow & SI Universe Media
[Copyright for individual creator-owned stories retained by their creators]
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All rights reserved
Designed by Jeff Yang; cover art by Jamie Noguchi
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Control Number [applied for]
ISBN 978-0-692-91322-2

4. A GRAPHIC NOVEL
ANTHOLOGY OF
DIVERSE CREATORS
CELEBRATING HIS
LIFE AND LEGACY
EDITED BY
JEFF YANG &
KEITH CHOW
PRESENTED BY THE
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
& SECRET IDENTITIES
PUBLISHED BY
SI UNIVERSE MEDIA, LLC

5. “Excelsior [World Four: Justice For All]” by Yang & Noguchi
George Takei as interpreted by Alice Meichi Li
“Activated” by Christina Tran
“Illegal Aliens” by Jacques Nyemb & Leigh Walls
“Rise Above” by Jayla Patton
“Delito Moral / Moral Offense” by Alexandra Beguez
“Dear Brother” by Kayan Cheung-Miaw
“Low Tide” by Karl Orozco
“Kidnapped” by Robert Liu-Trujillo
“The Beholder” by Brandon Easton & Tim Fielder
“Stay Gold” by Chris Visions
“Generational Gap” by Vince Hernandez & Jermaine Dickerson
“Tribulation” by Madeline Zuluaga
“The Future is Yours” by LaToya Morgan & Jules Rivera
“A Body that Resists” by Jarod Roselló
“Excelsior [World Five: Internet Famous]” by Yang & Noguchi
George Takei as interpreted by Ron Chan
“Out Online” by Charlotte Cha
“Split Decision” by Cory Thomas
“Comics are for White Men” by MariNaomi
“Digital Bear Space” by Quan
“Unreliable Narrator” by Shing Yin Khor
“Soul Consoling Tower” by Yumi Sakugawa
“One Bad Tweet” by Natasha L. Barredo
“Tweet Fighter” by Tak Toyoshima
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“Excelsior [Prologue]” by Jeff Yang & Jamie Noguchi
“Excelsior [World One: Alien Nation]” by Jeff & Jamie Noguchi
George Takei as interpreted by Shawn Martinbrough
“Poston” by Greg Pak & Jeffrey Veregge
“Do They Have Electricity in Hong Kong?” by Keith Chow & David Rhoades
“There’s Always Tomorrow” by Howard Wong & Yehudi Mercado
“Menthol Memories” by Kate Gavino
“Shame” by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, Reiko Aylesworth & Kristin Sorra
“Children of the World” by Jenny Lam
“The Fireborn” by Lewis Tan & Glenn Urieta
“Glenville 1979” by Bizhan Khodobandeh
“Family Recipe” by Paul Krueger & Wendy Xu
“Every Day” by Melanie Tingdahl
“Inbetween” by Brenda Chi
“Mi Nombre Es Maddi” by Maddi Gonzalez
“TeleDreams” by Marguerite Dabaie
“Really FIlipino” by Michi Trota & Jeremy Arambulo
“Yes / No” by Koji Steven Sakai & Christine Norrie
“All in the Family” by Greg Leitich Smith & Rumi Hara
“Excelsior [World Two: Framed!]” by Yang & Noguchi
George Takei as interpreted by Ming Doyle
“Elegy for a Gunslinger” by JoAnn Yao & Iris Jong
“Invisible” by Lisa Yee & Robin Ha
“Inner Demon” by Dave Ortega
“Slant” by Olivia Li
“I Wanted to be Oriental” by David F. Walker, Robert Love & Marissa Louise
“Bendable” by Ellis Ray III
“From Sweden with Love” by Jamie Ford & EC Yi
“Blind Date” by Cory Pickrodt
“Muslim Mythbusters” by Taz Ahmed, Zahra Noorkbakhsh & Andi Santagata
“Hero” by Sarah Kuhn & Arielle Jovellanos
“Excelsior [World Three: For Our Love]” by Yang & Noguchi
George Takei as interpreted by Martin Hsu
“Just Tell Him” by Alex D. Araiza
“Hue” by Dorian Cliffe & Ryan Estrada
“Come Out, Come Out” by Tobin Low, Kathy Tu & Kris Mukai
“Finding Shore” by Trungles
“Wing Man” by Tevy Khou
“Nothing” by Randall Trang
“Impulse Power” by Annie Mok
“Un-Sir-Tain” by Kou Chen
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

6. For Hudson, Skyler, Keina and every member
of the next generation of explorers of the
new frontiers of our imagination
ABOUT THIS BOOK
NEW FRONTIERS: The Many Worlds of George Takei was
developed as a companion volume to the groundbreaking
exhibition of Takei’s life and legacy, presented by the Japanese
American National Museum (janm.org) from March through August
2017. The works in this anthology are inspired by the five “worlds”
of that exhibition — worlds that cover Takei’s childhood in America’s
World War II concentration camps, his rise to stardom in Hollywood,
his activism on behalf of the LGBTQ community and his fight for the
civil rights of other marginalized communities and his emergence as
an icon of the digital world. Each of the five chapters
is introduced by a segment of Takei’s own life story, as told by the
man himself while he tours the exhibition that recounts it. The five
chapters of the book, mirroring the exhibition’s “worlds,” are
1: ALIEN NATION [being “other”]; 2: FRAMED! [media image &
stereotypes]; 3: FOR OUR LOVE [LGBTQ identity & culture];
4: JUSTICE FOR ALL [civil rights & resistance]; and 5: INTERNET
FAMOUS [social media & digital culture]. If you are fortunate
enough to see the exhibition, this book is meant to enhance and
extend that experience. But if you haven’t seen it, it stands fully alone
as a work that we hope you deeply enjoy!
For Hudson, Skyler, Keina and every member
of the next generation of explorers of the
new frontiers of our imagination
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book would not have been possible without the hard work
and ongoing support of the following individuals & institutions:
The Japanese American National Museum
Ann Burroughs, Dina Furumoto, Clement Hanami,
Rick Noguchi, Koji Steven Sakai and Margaret Wetherbee
Jamie Noguchi, whose incredible artwork ties together both
the exhibition and this book, and Simon Bowland, for
lightning-fast last-minute lettering
Taryn Higashi, Lucie March, Bill Reeves & Debbie Berger of
Unbound Philanthropy for generously funding this anthology
And of course, George Takei, for serving as our muse, and Brad Takei, for being
the “man behind the man,” making it all possible!

7. POSTON STORY BY GREG PAK
ART BY JEFFREY VEREGGE; LETTERING BY SIMON BOWLAND
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GLENVILLE 1979 ILLUSTRATED AND RETOLD BY BIZHAN KHODABANDEH
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STORY TOLD BY HOSSEIN KHODABANDEH

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“AS A CHILD, my mexican-American grandmother worked in 100+ degree heat,
picking fruit out of dry fields. Her first language was Spanish.”
“AS A CHILD, my mexican-American mother was reprimanded for speaking spanish in class. she
changed her name to help her assimilate into a world that did not accept her as she was born.”
“AS A CHILD, I never learned spanish. my parents used it like a secret code around me.”
“AS A CHILD, I was made fun of because I didn’t speak spanish. I was teased and ridiculed for
‘Talking white’ in the middle of beginner spanish classes, so I stopped trying.”
MI NOMBRE ES MADDI BY MADDI GONZALES

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REALLY FILIPINO STORY BY MICHI TROTA
ART BY JEREMY ARAMBULO

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YES/NO STORY BY KOJI STEVEN SAKAI
ART BY CHRISTINE NORRIE

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27. 135
Lately Politics have entered my
dreams and made them Trump
disaster nightmares.
In one of my dreams, Trump
somehow made the government
use a satellite to change THE
course of an asteroid to decimate
a neighborhood.
THE neighborhood was my home -- The
“Projects” in NEW YORK’S Lower East Side.
After he eradicated my neighborhood…
...we were uprooted and forced into internment camps, so GOLDEN
HIGH-RISES FOR THE wealthy could BE BUILT TO REPLACE OUR HOMES.
TRIBULATION BY MADELINE ZULUAGA

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SPLIT DECISION BY CORY THOMAS

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SOUL CONSOLING TOWER BY YUMI SAKAGAWA

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arts-voter things include mishtimusic.com,
the goodmuslimbadmuslim.com podcast, the
#RadicalLove column and her #MuslimVDay
cards. TW: @TazzyStar
ALEX D. ARAIZA was born and raised in San
Antonio, TX. He now lives in Minneapolis with
a house full of friends including a cat and dog.
TW: @alex_d_araiza
JEREMY ARAMBULO is an LA-based
cartoonist finishing his graphic novel, A
Challenge. He also plays drums for Bad in Bed.
IG: @arambulo
REIKO AYLESWORTH grew up in Chicago
and is an actor, most notably seen in 24, Lost,
Alien vs. Predator and Hawaii 5-0. She is so
grateful that these important stories are being
brought to light. TW: @ReikoAyles
NATASHA L. BARREDO loves to draw, paint,
and create. This SF Bay Area native is currently
causing trouble in the LA area of Southern
California. TW: @KUHNUCKLES
ALEXANDRA BEGUEZ is an illustrator and
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CHARLOTTE CHA is a dog-loving cartoonist
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RON CHAN is a comic book and storyboard
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his art on the Plants vs Zombies comics,
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KOU CHEN is a genderqueer cartoonist who is
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KAYAN CHEUNG-MIAW is a cartoonist,
community organizer and social justice
educator based in the SF Bay Area. She’s from
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BRENDA CHI (BCHI) draws & writes comics
about being a Chinese American woman & life
with her gangsta cat, Compton. Inspired by
’70s kitsch. TW: @brenderchip
KEITH CHOW is the founder of The Nerds
of Color and co-editor of the Asian American
comics anthologies Secret Identities &
Shattered. TW: @the_real_chow
DORIAN CLIFFE DORIAN CLIFFE is a non-
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Together we can put a dent in that wall.
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MARGUERITE DABAIE is the creator of the
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JERMAINE DICKERSON is a graphic
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MING DOYLE is a Boston-based artist and
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BRANDON EASTON is a writer of comics,
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RYAN ESTRADA is an artist/adventurer/audio
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TIM FIELDER is a Visual Afrofuturist and
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JAMIE FORD is the New York Times best-
selling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter
and Sweet. TW: @jamieford
KATE GAVINO is the author of the collection
Last Night’s Reading, and the forthcoming
graphic novel Sanpaku. She lives in Brooklyn.
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MADDI GONZALEZ is a Mexican-American
from the Rio Grande Valley. She is currently the
series artist for Space Goat’s Uncanny Valley
High. TW: @maddigzlz
ROBIN HA is the author and illustrator of
the New York Times bestselling graphic
cookbook Cook Korean! She is currently
working on a graphic memoir about
immigrating from Seoul, Korea, to Huntsville,
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RUMI HARA is an illustrator and comic book
artist working in New York City. She was born
in Kyoto, Japan, and studied illustration at
Savannah College of Art and Design.
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VINCE HERNANDEZ is a veteran comic book
writer and VP / Editor-in-Chief of Aspen
Comics, and has written for Marvel, Electronic
Arts and more. TW: @VinceHernandez8
MARTIN HSU is a Taiwan-born artist who
explores art and life by confronting demons,
slaying ego and following bliss as his alter ego,
Dragon Boy. IG: @martinhsuart
IRIS JONG draws, writes, and runs Comic Arts
LA. Used to be a management consultant, for
some reason; now does nonprofit strategy.
TW: @ipjong
ARIELLE JOVELLANOS is a freelance
illustrator, comic artist and art educator
based just outside of NYC. TW: @joviellety
BIZHAN KHODOBANDEH is a full-time Virgin-
ia Commonwealth University instructor and
freelances as Mended Arrow. He’s received
international/national awards for comics and
freelance. TW: @MendedArrow
SHING YIN KHOR is a cartoonist and
installation artist living in Los Angeles by way
of Malacca, Malaysia. TW: @sawdustbear
TEVY KHOU is an Art Center College of
Design graduate. She lives in LA and works as
an illustrator, writer and curator. IG: @tevykhou
SARAH KUHN is the author of the Asian
American superheroine novel Heroine
Complex and assorted comics about love,
geeks, aliens, and Barbie. TW: @sarahkuhn
PAUL KRUEGER wrote Last Call at the Night-
shade Lounge, a novel about bartenders who
slay demons with alcohol magic. This is his first
comic. TW: @NotLikeFreddy
JENNY LAM was born in Chicago to Hong
Kong immigrants and is a self-taught artist,
indie curator, & writer. Named “Best Art Blog”
& “Best Exhibit.” TW: @TheJennyLam
ALICE MEICHI LI is a bisexual Chinese-
American illustrator nerd who grew up in
Yes-Actually-Detroit & makes art for publishers
& galleries. TW: @alicemeichi
OLIVIA LI is a multidisciplinary, no-discipline
artist without a concept of balance. She’s
based in New York and will one day eat the
world. TW: @Olovia
ROBERT LIU-TRUJILLO is a visual artist, father
and husband who uses illustration, public
art, and storytelling to unearth untold stories
about people of color. TW: @RobertTres
MARISSA LOUISE makes her home and studio
in Portland, Oregon, where she’s a member of
the Noirwal Illustration Collective.
TW: @marissadraws
ROBERT LOVE broke into the industry in 1998
with a self-published comic with his brother
Jeremy, titled Chocolate Thunder. Artist for
Dark Horse and Image Comics’ Alpha Girl.
TW: @Robertelove
TOBIN LOW is co-host of Nancy, an LGBTQ
podcast from WNYC Studios. In a former life,
he was a cellist. In a future life, he will be a
clown. TW: @tobinlow
MARINAOMI is the award-winning author and
illustrator of the graphic memoir Turning
Japanese. TW: @marinaomi
SHAWN MARTINBROUGH is the author of
How to Draw Noir Comics and an illustrator
whose projects include Batman: Detective
Comics, Luke Cage Noir and Thief of Thieves.
IG: @smartinbrough
YEHUDI MERCADO is a self-proclaimed Pizza
Laureate and cartoonist living in Los Angeles.
Hero Hotel is his latest all-ages graphic novel.
TW: @ymercado
CONTRIBUTORSTHE TALENTED VISIONARIES WHOSE WORK
& IMAGINATION MADE THIS BOOK POSSIBLE

33. EDGARDO MIRANDA-RODRIGUEZ is the
writer & creator of the critically acclaimed
series La Borinqueña and Editor-in-Chief at
Darryl Makes Comics LLC.
TW: @MrEdgardoNYC
ANNIE MOK is an author-illustrator based in
Philadelphia. TW: @heyAnnieMok
LATOYA MORGAN is Co-Executive Producer
on AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies and Into
the Badlands and writer of the new comic
book series Robyn Hood: The Hunt.
TW: @MorganicInk
KRIS MUKAI is an illustrator and cartoonist
living in Los Angeles, CA. You can find more of
their work at krismukai.com. TW: @krismukai
JAMIE NOGUCHI is an Asian American
cartoonist from DC most noted for his work on
Yellow Peril, a romance comedy webcomic like
The Office but with minorities and cursing.
TW: @angryzenmaster
ZAHRA NOORBAKHSH is a Feminist Muslim,
Iranian-American comedian and co-host of the
award winning podcast Good Muslim, Bad
Muslim. TW: @ZahraComedy
CHRISTINE NORRIE is an artist and writer of
graphic novels, novel graphics, and other such
visual story things. TW: @christinenorrie
JACQUES NYEMB produces comic books for
all to enjoy. He founded Not So Super Comics
to share stories from the marginalized point of
view. TW: @jnyemb
KARL OROZCO is the creator of #1 Chinese
Restaurant and Pink Matter. He teaches comics
at Queens Museum. TW: @orooozco
DAVE ORTEGA is finishing up a series about
his abuela, “Dias de Consuelo.” Originally from
El Paso, he lives and works in Somerville, MA.
IG: @daveortegadraws
GREG PAK is a comic book writer and
filmmaker best known for Planet Hulk and
Robot Stories. He can be found at gregpak
.com. TW: @gregpak
JAYLA PATTON is an animation major turned
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She loves puns and dogs in clothing.
IG: @jpatton_pending
CODY PICKRODT is a writer and artist. He is
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QUAN creates work with dreamy motifs,
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ELLIS RAY III is a cartoonist, illustrator,
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DAVID RHOADES is a writer and cartoonist
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and a slightly more tired storyteller by night.
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JULES RIVERA is an LA-based illustrator with
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is not doing client work with Mattel and IDW,
she self-publishes graphic novels about space
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JAROD ROSELLÓ is a Cuban-American
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Florida. TW: @jarodrosello
KOJI STEVEN SAKAI is a screenwriter,
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YUMI SAKUGAWA is a Los Angeles-based
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Life Hacks. TW: @yumisakugawa
ANDI SANTAGATA is a trans dude cartoonist
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GREG LEITICH SMITH is an award-winning
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KRISTIN SORRA is an award-winning
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LEWIS TAN is an actor/filmmaker and long
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CORY THOMAS is an artist you’ve maybe
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he loves you. TW: @planetcory
MELANIE TINGDAHL has worked at a comic
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TAK TOYOSHIMA is the creator / illustrator of
Secret Asian Man comics, fighting injustice and
idiocy since 1999. TW: @TakToyoshima
CHRISTINA TRAN makes autobio comics and
zines about life, love and loss at sodelightful
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RANDALL TRANG is a Boston-based
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MICHI TROTA is a Hugo Award-winning
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Uncanny Magazine. TW: @GeekMelange
TRUNGLES is a Queer Vietnamese American
comic book artist working out of Minnesota.
IG: @trungles
KATHY TU is currently co-host / co-managing
editor of Nancy, a new queer podcast from
WNYC Studios. TW: @_ktu
GLENN URIETA is a Fil-Am illustrator & comic
artist. Family man. Owner of dogs. Eater of
pasta. Likely mumble-singing Hamilton songs
right now as he draws. TW: @glennurieta
JEFFREY VEREGGE is simply a Native
American artist and writer whose creative
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TW: @JeffreyVeregge
CHRIS VISIONS is an artist working in the
fields of illustration and storytelling, having
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and Boom! TW: @chrisvisi0ns
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Boom. TW: @DavidWalker1201
LEIGH WALLS is a NYC artist with work in
Memoirs of the Mysterious, Humanescent and
The Tommy Gun Dolls. See more at LeighWalls
.com. TW: @ComicsbyLeigh
HOWARD WONG is a writer and creative
consultant whose works include Iron Man Ex-
perience: HK Heroes and Fullmetal Ghost. You
can find him traveling or eating. Sometimes
both at the same time. IG: @howardwong1
WENDY XU is a comics artist from NYC. She
likes to draw witches & ghost aunties. She
hates unseasoned chicken.
TW: @angrygirLcomics
JEFF YANG is an author and journalist and
editor of Secret Identities and Shattered. He
co-hosts the podcast They Call Us Bruce. He
has two sons, the elder of whom, Hudson, stars
in ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat. TW: @originalspin
JOANN YAO is a webmaster and video
producer by day, and a Themysciran by night.
TW: @jo_yao
LISA YEE is a procrastinator, author of
the DC Super Hero Girls series and other
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discombobulated donut connoisseur.
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EC YI is a Seattle-based illustrator who enjoys
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before him. IG: @s133pdead
MADELINE ZULUAGA is an illustrator/story-
teller who loves watercolor and is a capybara
and vegetable enthusiast. She is from and
based in NYC. IG: @madelinezuluaga
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and Jerry Ma, creators of the anthologies
Secret Identities and Shattered, to develop,
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Culture Lab on Intersectionality,” curated
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34. BACK COVER
For Hudson, Skyler, Keina and every member
of the next generation of explorers of the
new frontiers of our imagination
Copyright @2017 by Jeff Yang, Keith Chow & SI Universe Media
[Copyright for individual creator-owned stories retained by their creators]
SI Universe Media LLC
www.siuniverse.com
www.secretidentities.org
info@secretidentities.org
All rights reserved
Designed by Jeff Yang
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Control Number
ISBN
Over the first eight decades of his life, George Takei went from seeing the world
through barbed wire fences as an incarcerated Japanese American at Tule Lake, to
starring as one of the first regular Asian American characters on TV in a show that broke
boundaries of color and representation, to helping reshape society through his activism
and civic leadership — including redefining the very nature of the institution of marriage
with his advocacy of LGBT marriage equality — before developing the first Broadway
musical created, directed by and starring Asian Americans, and then emerging with an
unexpected new chapter in life as one of the most beloved and influential personalities
on the burgeoning landscape of social media.
Published as a companion to the Japanese American National Museum’s exhibition
of the same name, NEW FRONTIERS uses Takei’s incredible journey as a launching pad
for the imaginations of a breathtaking array of diverse creators — Asian, black, Hispanic
and Native American; lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans — telling original stories about
incarceration and exclusion, representation and resistance, the digital world and the
struggle in the streets.
New Frontiers was edited by Jeff Yang and Keith Chow, two of the editors behind the
groundbreaking Asian American anthologies Secret Identities and Shattered. Notable
contributors include Greg Pak (Totally Awesome Hulk), Shawn Martinbrough
(Batman: Detective Comics), Ming Doyle (Constantine), David F. Walker (Power Man
and Iron Fist), Jeffrey Veregge (Black Panther), Melanie Tingdahl (Lumberjanes), Chris
Visions (Dead Letters), Vince Hernandez (Fathom), Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex),
Brandon Easton (Marvel’s Agent Carter), Christine Norrie (Black Canary Wedding Al-
bum), Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (La Borinqueña), Jamie Ford (Hotel on the Corner
of Bitter and Sweet), Lisa Yee (DC Super Hero Girls), Lewis Tan (Marvel’s Iron Fist), LaToya
Morgan (AMC’s Into the Badlands), Reiko Aylesworth (Fox’s 24) and indie standouts like
Arielle Jovellanos, Trungles, Yumi Sakagawa, Robin Ha and MariNaomi.
This project was made possible by a generous grant
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