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Emily Bowen Cohen creates comics that explore intersectional identity. She is Jewish and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She uses personal experience to tell stories that examine contemporary American and Jewish culture. Emily grew up in rural Oklahoma. Her father was the Chief of Staff at their tribal hospital and her mother is a nice ...
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Jan 18, 2024 · In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the complexity, meaning, and deep love that comes from being part of two vibrant tribes: she is both Jewish and a member of the Muscogee Nation. She spent her childhood in Okemah, OK, and her teen years in Montclair, NJ.
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Aug 15, 2023 · In Emily Bowen Cohen’s beautifully-constructed graphic novel Two Tribes, Mia is the daughter of a Jewish mother and a Muscogee (Creek) father who divorced when Mia was much younger. Both parents have remarried, and Mia lives with her mother who refuses to talk about Mia’s father.
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Aug 15, 2023 · Two Tribes. Hardcover – August 15, 2023. by Emily Bowen Cohen (Author, Illustrator) 4.6 38 ratings. See all formats and editions. In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the complexity, meaning, and deep love that comes from being part of two vibrant tribes. Mia is still getting used to living ...
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Jan 3, 2024 · In Emily Bowen Cohen’s debut graphic novel, a boy at 12-year-old Mia’s Jewish day school in Southern California says she looks “Spanish.”. When she corrects him — her mother is Jewish and her father is Native American — the boy responds, “Native Americans aren’t even alive anymore.”. The comment, along with an insensitive joke ...
