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Flying Kites : A Story of the 2013 California Prison Hunger Strike

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Title: Flying Kites : A Story of the 2013 California Prison Hunger Strike
Description: After guards find a book in his cell containing the pencilled name of a suspected gang member, Rodrigo Santiago is'validated'for gang affiliation and sent to indefinite solitary confinement in the Pelican Bay State Prison Secure Housing Unit, or SHU. Life in the SHU is monotonous, isolating, and enraging. It literally drives prisoners insane. Rodrigo resolves to survive. He struggles to maintain a connection to his daughter, Luz, through letters that are his only happiness. As Luz grows up, though, she presses Rodrigo for more insight into his daily life. She wants the real him. Willing to give her anything she asks, but finding himself at a loss for words, Rodrigo makes a mistake that threatens to destroy the trust between them. Meanwhile a bold, state-wide hunger strike in California prisons gathers force. Gang enmities are set aside. Improbable alliances are forged. Activists and prisoner families organize on the outside. Finding herself increasingly politicized over this issue, Luz fears she can never help her dad. Rodrigo fears he's lost his daughter forever. On opposite sides of the prison walls they fight to end the torture of endless isolation. Based on the events of the historic 2013 California prison hunger strike, Flying Kites is a story about resilience, forgiveness, hope, and what it means to find your own voice.
Authors: Stanford Graphic Novel Project
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Subjects: Solitary confinement--California--History--Comic books, strips, etc, Solitary confinement--California--Crescent City--History--Comic books, strips, etc, Hunger strikes--California--Crescent City--History--21st century--Comic books, strips, etc, Prisoners--California--Comic books, strips, etc, Hunger strikes--California--History--21st century--Comic books, strips, etc
Categories: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights
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