The World Within Reach: The Story of Yueping Sun
By: Laura Gao
Story Summary
Follow along on the journey of Yueping Sun and how she wrote a heartwarming tale of tribulation and triumph for herself not bound by the little red book that defined her grandparents' generation.
![[LEFT] Central Art Academy Blockprint Combat Group, 《打碎旧世界创立新世界》[Scatter the old world! Build a new world!] Poster produced during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1967. [RIGHT] Xin Liliang, “New View in the Rural Village” 1953](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/46dukalb/production/ee46cd75734b8e9724f09e7e13879b05ceda5ceb-411x580.jpg?w=3840&q=75&fit=clip&auto=format)
About The Creators
Laura Gao
Texas
Laura Gao is a queer artist, author, bread lover, and continental drifter.
Originally from Wuhan, China, Laura immigrated to Texas where their art career began by doodling on Pokémon cards and has since blossomed to be featured on NPR, the Museum of Chinese in America, and most notably, their parents’ fridge. Having graduated with a degree in Statistics from the University of Pennsylvania, Laura became favorite child #2 of 2 when they decided to dive into the arts instead. Thankfully, their graphic memoir, MESSY ROOTS, debuted on the 2022 Indies Bestsellers List and has been shortlisted for the Harvey Awards and the Texas Maverick List. Besides drawing and fending off early-onset back pain, Laura enjoys biking through Ghibli-esque worlds and binging SNL.
