Background Artist

Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award (Honorary Mention, Adult Non-fiction category)  You might not know the name Tyrus Wong, but you probably know some of the images he created, including scenes from the beloved Disney classic  Bambi . Yet when he came to this country as a child, Tyrus was an illegal immigrant locked up in an offshore detention center. How did he go on to a long and prosperous career drawing animation cels, storyboards, and greeting cards that shaped