Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and me

A graphic memoir about growing up in the Philippines in the 1980s with Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and the EDSA Revolution.

After moving to Canada as a teen, Mapa returned to Manilla as an adult for the funeral of her father, sparking a need to come to terms with her past.

She includes themes of religion, culture, politics, class and experience of the 1986 People Power Revolution that made headlines around the world.

The story weaves between adolescence in Manilla and present in Montreal.

It is a love letter to her parents, family, friends, country of birth and perhaps even to self.