Josh Tuininga, We Are Not Strangers

Through a visually engaging presentation, Tuininga will share the intricacies of his research and his creative process, while unraveling the profound lessons embedded in these tales of allyship and unity amidst the turbulence of wartime.

Inspired by a true story, this historic original graphic novel follows a Jewish immigrant's efforts to help his Japanese neighbors while they are unjustly incarcerated during World War II.

Josh Tuininga is an author, artist, and designer living in North Bend, Washington. After studying fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he founded an art and design agency which continues today. His work has been published in Communication Arts magazine and HOW Design magazine, and he was awarded with the Communication Arts Award for excellence in illustration. Tuininga is the author of the children's books Why Blue? and Dream On. We Are Not Strangers, which has been awarded a 4Culture Heritage Grant, is his first graphic novel.