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Online comics: The Pandemic Chronicles

These comics offer a glimpse into the experiences of people of ethnic Chinese background who lived through the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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    Return Home

    During the Covid-19 pandemic, Andi is forced to move back in with their family. There, they find within themselves an unexpected hope and clarity emerging from uncertainty.

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    The Worlds I Live In

    Wuhanese international student Xinyi makes an anxious, memorable trip to the supermarket during the first nationwide lockdown in March 2020.

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    Awakened

    Lisa struggles to manage both home-schooling her children and completing her own studies amidst the ongoing global crisis. Navigating these challenges as a single mother and Taiwanese New Zealander leads to a powerful personal awakening.

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    The Food of the People

    Three generations of James’s family take the opportunity to delve deeper into their shared familial and cultural heritage during Alert Level 3.