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Ariel Cheng Kohane
ḤAI NOON

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Hi! I’m Ariel Cheng Kohane. I’m a cartoonist, filmmaker, and rubber duck enthusiast from Boston. Most of my stories reflect my experiences as a half-Chinese Jew and revolve around biracial/multiethnic characters. When I’m not stressing over deadlines, I’m usually playing videogames, watching cartoons, or stressing over something else.

Ḥai Noon is a fictional story about Chinese and Jewish cowboys in 1880s America. The word Ḥai means life in Hebrew, and I used it to make a pun out of the Western high noon trope. Both Chinese and Jewish people greatly impacted American history during the Wild West era, but these stories are rarely taught in history classes, if mentioned at all. I wanted to highlight their incredible contributions to the nation we live in today. The cast of characters I built are more than just cowboys on an adventure; they’re individuals with hopes, flaws, and secrets. They can also be more than a little bit silly at times because I wanted the story to be fun as well as serious(ish).

I’ve selected character art and final colored pages for this catalogue. I hope you enjoy my work! L’chaim and ganbei!