Comics by 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.

Refugee to Detainee: How the U.S. is Deporting Those Seeking a Safe Haven

by Thi Bui

Posted on June 13, 2018

Refugees are being deported in droves, specifically Southeast Asian families. How did we get here? Bill Clinton’s 1994 crime bill is largely to blame.

Fear is a Great Motivator for Political Action

by Thi Bui

Posted on January 14, 2017

Joining the fight in Trump’s America.

Comics by Thi Bui

Refugee to Detainee: How the U.S. is Deporting Those Seeking a Safe Haven

Fear is a Great Motivator for Political Action

About The Nib

Rise and Shine.
The World is Doomed.

Refugee to Detainee: How the U.S. is Deporting Those Seeking a Safe Haven

Fear is a Great Motivator for Political Action

About The Nib

Rise and Shine.The World is Doomed.

Rise and Shine.
The World is Doomed.