HELLO BARKADA
arts & culture centered on the margins
Hello Barkada, in collaboration with the Convoy District Partnership, is proud to present the inaugural Convoy Zine Fest on Sunday, June 2, 2024, from 12:00–6:00 p.m. at Common Theory Convoy in San Diego! This free-to-attend community arts event will feature over 20 artists and writers, free art activities, and live music and an acoustic performance by local DJ and musician Ian Curtis. Exhibitor applications are open until April 28, 2024, 5:00 p.m. PT.
Hello Barkada debuts its new zine Maybe This Time at the Asian and Asian American Poetry Jam on Saturday, April 20, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. PT on the 3rd floor of the Hazard Center in Mission Valley. All proceeds of this run of Maybe This Time goes directly to Gaza Sunbirds/Sunbirds Aid, a para-cycling team in Gaza providing emergency aid for the relief of internally displaced Gazans.
How learning to see the entrenched practices of empire within the popular arts is shifting my perspective on what it means to be a conscientious TV viewer and filmgoer.
Moonrise Over New Jessup by lawyer-turned-author Jamila Minnicks joins a josei manga by Fujita, a middle grade graphic novel by Victoria Ying, and a book of history and cultural criticism by Ruby Hamad as the latest additions to our ongoing list of recommended books.
In this comic strip that launched the Hello Barkada Comics series, Latina body-positivity cartoonist Maxi Rodriguez shares her perspective on the value of chosen family.
How the writer of Nubia: Queen of the Amazons and Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic: The Family Snikt went from clinical lab work to comic book bylines
The animation veteran and former Adventure Time director discusses the storytelling and appeal of her award-winning Netflix show.
Thanks to the generosity of our readers, patrons, and clients, Hello Barkada featured more guest contributors in 2022! When you become a Hello Barkada patron or client, you help support independent arts journalism and programming by, about, and for marginalized communities. Be a part of the momentum we're building in 2023 and consider a contribution, collaboration, and zine purchase today!
Each activity is made to stir curiosity, start conversations, and build connections. No printer? No problem: Printing isn't necessary! These can be written, typed, and colored on in any free PDF editing application.
Our first micro-press effort is a 16-page zine featuring the first print reproductions of our 2021 comics series as well as original written and illustrated works. Profits offset our operations and help us commission artists and writers in 2023. Once 100 copies are sold, profits will also be shared with the cartoonists whose comics are featured in the zine. Buy a copy today!