GINSENG ROOTS (2019) #8

GINSENG ROOTS (2019) #8

 

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UNCIVILIZED COMICS
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GINSENG ROOTS (2019)
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DEC201737
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(W) Craig Thompson (A/CA) Craig Thompson
A young Hmong boy sacrifices his childhood, his education, and his future dreams to help out in the family ginseng gardens. His father is torn between the traditional Hmong customs, shamanism, and his role as a Christian pastor in America. Spring brings unexpected death and mourning, but in fall the harvest must begin again. As markets change, a new generation struggles to continue the ginseng legacy. Profits have shifted to the retail side at the expense of the farmer's hard labor. Another harvest cycle unearths ghosts in the soil, both ancestral and chemical.
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