Abstract

In this study, I explore the reasons for migration, my development as an art educator and artist, and resilience among adult immigrants. As a visual storyteller, I present a graphic novel as a means to explore the experiences of immigrant art educators from a sociopolitical, economic, and cultural perspective. For this investigation, I employ art-based research and a research-creation approach that involves collecting and visualizing my experiences in a digital notebook and incorporating these images into adults’ autobiographical graphic novel/ comics.

This study has implications for art education as it constitutes a meaningful attempt to understand the pedagogical turning points in the value of graphic novels. Moreover, the study is also significant for demonstrating that earlier experiences are a crucial area of inquiry in art instruction. I developed my personal history into a graphic novel in order to portray my experience in a visual form.