Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice

Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice

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Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 1984862499 ISBN13: 9781984862495 Release Date: April 2024 Publisher: Ten Speed Graphic Length: 208 Pages Weight: 1.45 lbs. Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1" NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations. A WASHINGTON POST BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) Born in Texas to Korean immigrants, Eddie grew up working at his family's store with the weighty expectations that their sacrifices would be paid off when he achieved the "American Dream." Years later after moving to San Francisco and earning a coveted law degree, he then does the unthinkable: he rejects a lucrative legal career to enter the nonprofit world. In carving his own path, Eddie defies his family's notions of eco

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