In Our Own Time (web comic)
In this web comic, I share the ups and downs of my and my wife's efforts to start a family through IVF. Originally published as a recurring web comic for McSweeney's Internet Tendency.
In Our Own Time Bittersweet: A Pandemic Sketchbook (graphic novel)
After months of sheltering in place, my wife and I hit the road to rescue Mom in Florida and harvest the family mangos before returning north. This graphic diary captures how the uncertainty and tragedy of the pandemic of 2020 somehow make the moments of human connection that much sweeter. Originally published online at Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
Bittersweet: A Pandemic Sketchbook (graphic novel) Baltimore City
In this graphic memoir, I share the ups and downs of my and my wife's efforts to start a family. The story chronicles our IVF experience amidst the pandemic. Read the 6-part webcomic: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/in-your-own-time-one-couples-fertilit...
Through a combination of writing and drawing, this graphic novel captures how the uncertainty and tragedy of the pandemic of 2020 somehow make the moments of human connection that much sweeter. I use a diary structure to tell the story of my wife and I hitting the road to rescue Mom in Florida (after months of sheltering in place), and harvesting the family mangos before returning to Baltimore.
Bittersweet was made possible through the support of Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and the Center for the Humanities at Loyola University Maryland. Read the full graphic novel here: http://smithsonianapa.org/lit/bittersweet
Story and art by Nguyen Khoi Nguyen. 2020.
Read an excerpt of the graphic novel.
Bittersweet.pdf 
The Gulf is a multimedia graphic novel that combines writing, drawing, music, and animation. It is released digitally on iBooks as well as in print form. The Gulf elliptically chronicles the past and present of a fictional Vietnamese-American family inspired by my own. The title of The Gulf refers to the physical location of the gulf coast of Florida, where I grew up, as well as the idea of division: between adulthood & childhood, parent & child, Vietnamese & American identity. 2015–present.
Mom's Viet Kitchen is a multimedia website that tells my family's story––our Vietnamese American immigrant experience––through recipes, writing, art, photography, music, and video. 2018–present. Experience the full website: https://momsvietkitchen.com
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