Kiku Hughes is a Yonsei cartoonist based in the Seattle area. Her first graphic novel,
Displacement, was published by First Second in 2020 and was an APALA Literature Award honor title and an Eisner Award nominee. Her work explores themes of identity, queer romance, soft sci-fi, and anti-capitalist futures.
Self-Identifiers: Japanese-American (Nikkei); Asian-American; Mixed Race; Lesbian
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