This interview was originally published in the March 30, 2018 issue of The Slant. Want more Asian American news, media and culture every week? Subscribe for free today.
Thi Bui is a Vietnamese American cartoonist and author of the critically acclaimed graphic novel, The Best We Could Do—a national bestseller, ALA 2018 Notable Books Selection … and one of Bill Gates’ top 5 books of 2017.
A veteran illustrator, Bui’s work has appeared in The Nib, PEN America, the Asian American Literary Review, Hyphen Magazine and more. She is a contributor to Refugees Anthology, published by Abrams Press, and illustrated A Different Pond, a 2018 Caldecott Honor Book, with writer Bao Phi.