Together We Are Stronger

This #StopAAPIHate comic strip was created by MariNaomi, commissioned by Task Force for LA vs. Hate, and funded by LA Care Health Plan, to address violence against the AAPI community and bring awareness to “Dial 2-1-1.” This piece was installed as murals in multiple SoCal cities, as well as a poster campaign.

The murals can be found in Arcada, Rosemead, and Cerritos.
More than 500 posters were wheat pasted all over Los Angeles County.

Press

“How a talking cat is shaping the fight against Asian hate crime in California“
Cronkite News, September 2022

“Artist MariNaomi Paints a Visual Narrative on AAPI Advocacy“
The Aztec, October 2021

“Murals Unveiled to Combat Anti-AAPI Hate in San Gabriel Valley,”
My News LA, August 2021

“New Cerritos Mural Captures History of Anti-Asian Discrimination”
by Hunter Lee, Long Beach Press Telegram, August 2021

“Queer Comic Artist’s LA Mural Combats Anti-Asian Hate”
by Jacob Anderson-Minshall, Out Traveler, June 2021

“Stopping Anti-Asian Hate with a Comic Strip and a Cat”
by Jennifer Chen, Medium, June 2021

“Art in Action Against Hate”
by Mario Gershom Reyes, Rafu Shimpo, June 2021