What Did I Miss?: October 2023

Press for “Dasig”

A Beyoncé RENAISSANCE Concert Movie; WGA Wins Big; Celebrating FilipinOctober – Journalist and Diaspora founder Dino-Ray Ramos gives “Dasig” a shoutout in his Oct. 2 newsletter, under a section dedicated to Filipino American History Month.

Meet the San Francisco artist keeping ancient Filipino writing alive – NBC’s Jobeth Devera interviews “Dasig” producer Kristian Kabuay on his work, which includes a brief mention of the graphic novel.

Lauren Lola on Writing, Identity & Her New Graphic Novel, Dasig – I was featured on one of my regular outlets, Mixed Asian Media, on the work that was spent on writing my first graphic novel.

NOC Exclusive: Lauren Lola and Ponsi Alfonso Break Down ‘Dasig’ – In another outlet I regularly contribute to, The Nerds of Color, illustrator Ponsi Alfonso and I talk about how this graphic novel manifested into what it has become.

ShoPowSho 118: Kristian Kabuay & Lauren Lola return to talk ‘DASIG’ with Kuya P! NRW! – Kristian and I make a follow-up appearance on this podcast, where we dive into the making of the graphic novel.

Currently In-Progress: “Dasig”

I’ve been mentioning for a while now that there’s a writing project that’s been taking up quite a bit of time as of late, and if you follow me on social media, then you know that I finally revealed just what that is within the last week. However, for those who don’t, here’s what’s up:

I’m writing a graphic novel!