PAGE 22 OF THE GRAPHIC MEMOIR "FORGET SORROW"
What does a 1970 Buick Skylark have in common with my books?
My father came to America with just enough money to land on the West Coast and a tad leftover to pay tuition for college. He didn't have much in his pockets, but they were jangling with stories of old China.
This year is the fortieth birthday of my father's ride. We took it to the auto body and paint shop to give the car a coat of original cerulean paint. There was a time when our friends said we should get rid of THAT jalopy, but my father refused. Big Blue was the vehicle that had transported a vast number of antiques from San Francisco import emporiums to fill our Carmel gallery, which took in enough money over two decades to pay for a house and my tuition. Big Blue always brought him and mom home safely in the night through the winter storms.
My most treasured lesson from my baba? To cherish the old, the elderly. What most people do not value, hold on to them, be gentle, nurture them, until one day, they become priceless.
The following page coming soon.
Belle Yang drawing her comic book in a Youtube vide
Belle Yang Asia Society, NYC, Talk on Video (complete)
Published Reviews, Articles and Interviews:
Comic Book Resources Reviews Forget Sorrow: An Ancestral Tale by Comic Book Resources
Wall Street Journal video of interview
Santa Cruz Sentinel:Belle Yang's Third Adult Title is her First Graphic Nove
Santa Cruz Weekly Cover Story: Time Traveler
About Belle
Belle Yang, subject of the PBS documentary, “My Name is Belle,” is often asked whether she is primarily a writer or a painter. Answer: "When I'm writing, I'm a writer; when I'm painting, I'm a painter." Is she a children's author or writers of adult...
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Alas....I fear that by the
Alas....I fear that by the time I achieve that grizzled sagacity that only comes with age, I will have forgotten where I put it. I think there's a narrow window between grizzled sagacity and total senility. :)
Eric
Don't worry, Eric
Alaskans to grow senile. They are dinner for grizzlies long before that should happen.