“Shake Girl”
Shake Girl is a graphic novel, viewable online, which was created by fifteen students and two instructors at Stanford in just one school quarter. It tells a story based on the real-life, 1999 acid attack on karaoke star Tat Marina and, more generally, the phenomena of acid attacks in Cambodia as a means of domestic violence and response to personal dispute.
Shake Girl is an impressive collaboration–so much input to mediate and organize in just six weeks!–and is worth a look-over. Also, from the Shake Girl website, here’s a short listing of human rights organizations/charities in Cambodia working on behalf of acid attack victims, if you’re interested in donating or learning a little more about the issue.
