annie nishida

Long Beach, California

Bio

I am a fourth generation Japanese American and fourth generation Angeleno that makes zines about mental health, identity, and self-care—all informed by my experiences growing up as a person of color in LA. My ultimate goal in creating zines is to connect with people in the community, and to represent the neighborhoods in which I grew up (shoutout to the SGV!). I put out work to bring people closer together, hoping that I encourage people to share their own experiences. That way, maybe we'll feel less alone.

Zines

DON'T DIE...for your art, $6.00 - An illustrated/written zine that serves as a guide for creatives to implement self-care practices. It's split into three sections—STEP BACK, NOURISH, GROW—that contain tips and tricks on how to take care of ourselves as artists! Link to purchase.

enby bb, $6.00 - An illustrated/written zine about the gender spectrum and exploration of gender. Link to purchase.

Growing Up Emo - a mixtape + memoir, $6.00 - An illustrated/written zine that chronicles my favorite songs from 2003-2009, and shows what it was like coming of age as an emo kid that had a lot of feelings and literally zero romantic suitors. This zine will come with a free mix CD featuring all 19 songs mentioned. Link to purchase.

Celestial You - a Self-Care Astronomy Zine, $6.00 - An illustrated/written zine that takes us through the formation of the universe as we know it, reminding us that while our problems may seem out of hand, we are a part of a huge system... and that every star we see is a sun, and there could be ten of you that exist in parallel universes, so don't sweat the small stuff here on earth. Link to purchase.

It's Fun to be Mean (but Better to be Nice), $6.00 - An illustrated/written zine about being mindful and showing kindness and gratitude, even when the person in front of you just bought the last pretzel that you waited 10 mins for. Link to purchase.

This is a Crisis, $6.00 - An illustrated/written zine about being a broke, mentally unstable twenty-something that doesn't understand memes... and is sick, but has to go to work because they don't have paid time off. A real review from a customer: "Why hasn't every page in this thing gone viral?" Link to purchase.

Yellow Fever is Too Real, $6.00 - An illustrated/written true story about dealing with racism as an Asian-American living in LA. Link to purchase.

I Am So Happy for You, $6.00 - An illustrated/written zine about those times you have to congratulate someone on an accomplishment, but really just want to cry and/or die because you’re lagging behind. Link to purchase.