Peter Najarian's illustrated memoirs: "'the terror of our history' and a love that may redeem it"
Leslie Marmon Silko's photo-narratives: "a story connected with every place, every object in the landscape"
Art Spiegelman's graphic memoir, Maus: "one is left with what remains, the ruins that are sifted over endlessly"
Julie Chen's artists' books: "the constant search for meaning in the chattering of time"
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's dicte: "a series of metaphors for the return"
Carrie Mae Weems's photo-(auto)biographies: "work that is essential to our cultural dialogue"
Faith Ringgold's story quilts: "all things American in America are about race"
Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds's artwork: "native peoples have chosen art as their cultural tool and weapon."