Cover Photo: An illustration of a Chinese American woman seated on a table in an art studio, smoking a cigarette
Illustration by Sam Nakahira for Catapult

The Life and Times of Bernice Bing

A lesbian Chinese American painter, she defied definition, which is why I was so fascinated by her.


Sam Nakahira is a Grinnell College alumni and recent graduate from the Center of Cartoon Studies. She makes comics about things that interest her: overlooked histories, dreams, Marxism, and more.