Yao

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

visual art

Baopu #81: The Ache Has No Name

However distant and isolated we feel, we remind each other to remember to breathe.

Yao Xiao —

Jan 2, 2021

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

visual art

Baopu #80: Meet Me For Infinite Tea

I have this reoccurring dream, where I run into my grandma while taking a walk. I’m missing the reunions we could have had this year, and looking at this separateness…

Yao Xiao —

Dec 5, 2020

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

visual art

Baopu #79: What is Safe Space?

“Safe spaces were never granted to the marginalized. There’s no freedom without fighting.”

Yao Xiao —

Nov 7, 2020

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

visual art

Baopu #78: One Day, I May Forget You

Letting go of certain past memories is bittersweet, comical, and inevitable all at the same time.

Yao Xiao —

Oct 10, 2020

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

visual art

Baopu #77: Internal Soundtrack

Finding the soundtracks that have been there all along, making room for new sounds.

Yao Xiao —

Sep 12, 2020

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

visual art

Baopu #76: Lost, With Directions

I’m searching for the right person who can help me go through all this confusion.

Yao Xiao —

Aug 15, 2020

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

geekery

Baopu #75: Hitting a Wall

A surreal exploration of tackling a mental road block. The other side might be a very different perspective.

Yao Xiao —

Jul 18, 2020

the speakeasy

Yao

webcomics

Baopu #74: Radical Reconsiderations

As a queer Asian woman, I’m asking questions and finding my place in activism beyond self-love.

Yao Xiao —

Jun 20, 2020

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

webcomics

Baopu #73: All The Silver Linings

I’ve become so sophisticated from maxing out on the benefits of staying home, there’s juuust one side effect.

Yao Xiao —

May 23, 2020

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

webcomics

Baopu #72: Working From Home

What happens when you try to be productive even though you can’t.

Yao Xiao —

Apr 25, 2020

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Yao

webcomics

Baopu #71: Unwinding

Baopu shares a little reminder to relax during a stressful time.

Yao Xiao —

Mar 28, 2020

comics/graphic novels

Yao

lgbt book reviews

Yao Xiao’s “Everything Is Beautiful, And I’m Not Afraid” Is as Queer and Hopeful as The Comic You Already Love

Everything Is Beautiful is one part beloved comics, one part brand new material, and all parts trademark Yao Xiao — warm colors, probing questions, deeply personal reflections, and an endless…

Heather Hogan —

Mar 3, 2020