Author: Thi Bui

Thi Bui was born in Vietnam three months before the end of the Vietnam War, and immigrated to the U.S. with her family in 1978. Her forthcoming graphic memoir, The Best We Could Do (Abrams, March 2017) has been selected as both an Indies Introduce and Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers title. She has just finished illustrating A Different Pond, a children’s book by Bao Phi (Capstone, Fall 2017). Thi taught high school in New York City and was a founding teacher of Oakland International High School, the first public high school in California for recent immigrants and English learners. She currently teaches in the MFA in Comics program at the California College of the Arts. She lives in Berkeley.

“No Matter What We Did, We Just Couldn’t Catch Up.”

Posted on August 31, 2020September 7, 2020

Part 15 in our interview series “In/Vulnerable” – an ER doctor in NYC.

“What Everyone Shares Is The Desire To Shelter In Place In A Safe Haven”

Posted on August 24, 2020August 28, 2020

Part 14 in our interview series “In/Vulnerable” – a realtor in the Hamptons.

“We Have Always Been Able to Say Goodbye to Those Who Have Left This Life.”

Posted on August 17, 2020July 13, 2021

Part 13 in our interview series “In/Vulnerable” – a funeral home director in South Carolina.

“We’re Not Treated Like People. We’re Numbers.”

Posted on August 10, 2020August 2, 2021

Part twelve in our interview series “In/Vulnerable” – an anonymous Amazon worker in NYC.

“I Have to Be Out There. They’re Killing Us.”

Posted on August 3, 2020July 13, 2021

Part eleven in our interview series “In/Vulnerable” – a BLM activist in Baltimore.

“A Lot Of Us Feel That We Are Living In A State Of Tyranny.”

Posted on July 27, 2020July 21, 2021

Part ten in our interview series “In/Vulnerable” – a “reopen” protestor in North Carolina.

“I Was Forced To Drive Across The Country During A Pandemic Just To Get Health Care.”

Posted on July 20, 2020July 23, 2020

Part nine in our series – From a court document in March.

“We’re Building Luxury Bunkers”

Posted on July 13, 2020July 13, 2021

Part eight in our interview series “In/Vulnerable” – a luxury bunker builder in Texas.

“A Restaurant Is A Living, Breathing Part Of The Community.”

Posted on July 6, 2020July 13, 2020

Part seven in our interview series “In/Vulnerable” – a restaurant manager in San Francisco.

“This Is Going To Be A Different City.”

Posted on June 29, 2020July 6, 2020

Part six in our interview series “In/Vulnerable” – a service worker in New York.