Stefano Jun was born in Korea and immigrated to Canada when he was an elementary school child.
Non-fiction (Memoir / Graphic novel)
Modern Asian Family: Straight Outta Busan
Canmore, Alberta: Renegade Arts Entertainment, 2025.
forthcoming April 2025
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
A collection of short cartoons from Stefano Jun chronicling his experiences growing up a Korean immigrant in Western Canada. Having moved to Canada as an 8 year old with no knowledge of English, Stefano encounters culture shock, family love, friendship, and ultimately finding a place for himself in the vast country he has called home for 20 years now.
These slice of life stories are a keenly observed insight into the experience of growing up in an unfamiliar place. Full of emotion, humour and surprise, Modern Asian Family: Straight Outta Busan is a delight to read.
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Publisher Renegade Arts Entertainment