PATTY LESWING: I guess it was kind of corny, but yeah.ĬHILLAG: (As Ben Tanaka) I can't believe that was supposed to be the best of the festival. IAN CHILLAG: (As Ben Tanaka) Did you really like that? Ben and Miko are leaving a screening of a film about a young Asian-American woman who has just bonded with her grandfather and now understands his Haiku-like wisdom. Ben's girlfriend Miko has organized an Asian-American film festival. I'd love to show you his illustrations, but since I can't do that, how about a short enactment of the dialogue? We've called on the FRESH AIR players-our associate producer Patty Leswing and FRESH AIR alum Ian Chillag-to perform an excerpt from the beginning of the book. The book is filled with funny observations about love and identity politics. It's about a 29-year-old Japanese American named Ben Tanaka, whose girlfriend, Miko, accuses him of being more attracted to white women than to Asian-Americans. My guest Adrian Tomine is a comic book artist best known for his series "Optic Nerve." He's been publishing since he was a teenager, but his new book "Shortcomings," is his first graphic novel.
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