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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.

  • An image from an illustrated zine showing closed restaurant doors.

    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.

  • An illustration of a woman with a face mask on reaching for red apples.

    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.

  • An illustration of a hand writing a list on a ringbound notebook

    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.

  • An illustration of a man with grey hair with his eyes closed on a tree-lined path.

    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.