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Transcending a 3x11 Cell: The Creative Genius of Cuong “Mike” Tran
In this episode of Rattling the Bars, former political prisoner and Black Panther Mansa Musa speaks with Mike “Cuong” Tran, a first-generation Vietnamese American whose parents immigrated to the U.S. in 1975. At age five, unable to afford store-bought toys, he began crafting action figures from paper and cardboard—using imaginary worlds to escape an abusive environment. Over time, art became central to his healing process, helping him process both childhood trauma and the decades he later spent in prison.
Self-taught and working within a 3' x 11' cell at California Men’s Colony in San Luis…
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