For the Japanese soccer player with the Japanese name 高 宇洋, see Takahiro Ko.
Laura Gao (Chinese: 高宇洋; pinyin: Gāo Yǔyáng[1]) is a Chinese-American comics artist. Gao became famous when she released a short comic called "The Wuhan I Know" in response to the growing sinophobia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The comic was later used as the basis for her graphic memoir called Messy Roots, released in March 2022.
Gao was born as Gao Yuyang,[2] in Wuhan, China. While her parents moved to the United States to study, she stayed at Wuhan with her grandparents until she was four years old, after which her parents were able to earn enough money to bring the rest of the family to the US.[3] Gao received the English name "Laura" in honor of Laura Bush.[4]
Gao had planned to visit her family in Wuhan early 2020, but cancelled the trip when her family told her about the spread of COVID-19 in the region.[6] During that time, Gao noticed more people become aware of the city, mostly in a negative way, resulting in many people calling the new virus the "Wuhan virus".[7] Wanting to show the positive aspects of the city and its culture, Gao published a comic called "The Wuhan I Know" in March 2020, which highlights the city's "history, architecture and economy", as well as some of the street foods.[6]
The comic quickly went viral,[8][9] with people all around the world contacting Gao to show their appreciation.[6] Following the release of the comic, an animation by Twitter's creative team was created based on Gao's comic,[8][7] and in July 2020, it was announced that HarperCollins had acquired the rights to two books by her: one memoir called Messy Roots[9] and another nonfiction book about her life as a product manager, an artist and being queer.[10][9] After receiving the offer for her books, Gao decided to leave her position at Twitter to focus on her work as an artist.[10]
^"华人漫画师：无论如何 武汉都是我的家". Radio Free Asia (in Simplified Chinese). 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
^Yu, Brandon (2002-04-30). "'The Wuhan I Know' illustrates the vibrant city of cartoonist's birth, not a plague-ridden caricature". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
^ abYang, Cherie (March 4, 2021). "Laura Gao, Artist & Writer & Bread Lover". Ampersand Magazine. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^Martinez, Elise (2022-03-01). "Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese-American". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
^Enjeti, Anjali (March 6, 2022). "From Wuhan to America: A Cartoonist's Story". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ abcJuhasz, Aubri (April 4, 2020). "'The Wuhan I Know': A Comic About The City Behind The Coronavirus Headlines". NPR. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ abAvila, Arielle (April 29, 2020). "Laura Gao's 'The Wuhan I Know' Comic Dispels Misconceptions About their Hometown". Texas Monthly. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ abJohnston, Rich (August 1, 2020). "HarperCollins to Publish Laura Gao's The Wuhan I Know Graphic Memoir". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ abc"Rights Report: Week of July 20, 2020". Publishers Weekly. July 21, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ abGraham, Annie (March 7, 2022). "How a viral tweet turned into a queer coming-of-age graphic novel". Input. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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"The Wuhan I Know" comic
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laura, japanese, soccer, player, with, japanese, name, 宇洋, takahiro, chinese, 高宇洋, pinyin, gāo, yǔyáng, chinese, american, comics, artist, became, famous, when, released, short, comic, called, wuhan, know, response, growing, sinophobia, covid, pandemic, comic,. For the Japanese soccer player with the Japanese name 高 宇洋 see Takahiro Ko Laura Gao Chinese 高宇洋 pinyin Gao Yǔyang 1 is a Chinese American comics artist Gao became famous when she released a short comic called The Wuhan I Know in response to the growing sinophobia due to the COVID 19 pandemic The comic was later used as the basis for her graphic memoir called Messy Roots released in March 2022 Laura Gao高宇洋Laura Gao in 2021BornWuhan Hubei ChinaAlma materUniversity of PennsylvaniaOccupationsWriterIllustratorKnown forMessy Roots creator The Wuhan I Know creator Websitewww wbr lauragao wbr com Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 The Wuhan I Know 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editGao was born as Gao Yuyang 2 in Wuhan China While her parents moved to the United States to study she stayed at Wuhan with her grandparents until she was four years old after which her parents were able to earn enough money to bring the rest of the family to the US 3 Gao received the English name Laura in honor of Laura Bush 4 Gao grew up in Coppell Texas 5 and later moved to Philadelphia to study at the University of Pennsylvania where she attended business school After graduating she was hired by Twitter as a product manager and moved to San Francisco 3 The Wuhan I Know edit Gao had planned to visit her family in Wuhan early 2020 but cancelled the trip when her family told her about the spread of COVID 19 in the region 6 During that time Gao noticed more people become aware of the city mostly in a negative way resulting in many people calling the new virus the Wuhan virus 7 Wanting to show the positive aspects of the city and its culture Gao published a comic called The Wuhan I Know in March 2020 which highlights the city s history architecture and economy as well as some of the street foods 6 The comic quickly went viral 8 9 with people all around the world contacting Gao to show their appreciation 6 Following the release of the comic an animation by Twitter s creative team was created based on Gao s comic 8 7 and in July 2020 it was announced that HarperCollins had acquired the rights to two books by her one memoir called Messy Roots 9 and another nonfiction book about her life as a product manager an artist and being queer 10 9 After receiving the offer for her books Gao decided to leave her position at Twitter to focus on her work as an artist 10 Works editMessy Roots graphics novel The Wuhan I Know comic See also editChinese Americans in Dallas Fort Worth Chinese Americans COVID 19 Wuhan ChinaReferences edit 华人漫画师 无论如何 武汉都是我的家 Radio Free Asia in Simplified Chinese 2020 03 24 Retrieved 2022 04 26 Yu Brandon 2002 04 30 The Wuhan I Know illustrates the vibrant city of cartoonist s birth not a plague ridden caricature San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 2022 04 26 a b Yang Cherie March 4 2021 Laura Gao Artist amp Writer amp Bread Lover Ampersand Magazine Retrieved March 8 2022 Martinez Elise 2022 03 01 Messy Roots A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American School Library Journal Retrieved 2022 04 26 Enjeti Anjali March 6 2022 From Wuhan to America A Cartoonist s Story Kirkus Reviews Retrieved March 8 2022 a b c Juhasz Aubri April 4 2020 The Wuhan I Know A Comic About The City Behind The Coronavirus Headlines NPR Retrieved March 8 2022 a b Avila Arielle April 29 2020 Laura Gao s The Wuhan I Know Comic Dispels Misconceptions About their Hometown Texas Monthly Retrieved March 8 2022 a b Johnston Rich August 1 2020 HarperCollins to Publish Laura Gao s The Wuhan I Know Graphic Memoir Bleeding Cool Retrieved March 8 2022 a b c Rights Report Week of July 20 2020 Publishers Weekly July 21 2020 Retrieved March 8 2022 a b Graham Annie March 7 2022 How a viral tweet turned into a queer coming of age graphic novel Input Retrieved March 8 2022 External links edit The Wuhan I Know comic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laura Gao amp oldid 1189439645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
