If you want something done, sometimes you just have to do it yourself. Take it from cartoonists Kat Fajardo and Pablo Castro.

Tired of the limited representation of Latinxs and Latinx artists in comics and other art, the duo are putting together a collection of illustrations, poems and short stories celebrating and analyzing diverse Latinxs experiences and cultures. Titled La Raza Anthology: Unidos y Fuerte, the 120-page book will include work from over 30 Latinx contributors from around the world and will cover topics including racism, assimilation, cultural pride and self-identity.

The concept for the project came to Fajardo about a year ago, shortly after she shared Gringa!, a mini comic documenting her journey to self-discovery and acceptance, on Tumblr .

After embracing my roots, I really wanted to read more stories about peoples experiences with their culture, she explained in an email to The Huffington Post. Unfortunately it was frustrating to find that the comics industry seriously lacked Latinx stories. Tired of waiting for an anthology like La Raza to appear, my co-editor Pablo Castro and I took matters into our own hands and sent out a call for submissions over the internet.

It didnt take long for contributors to respond. Fajardo said her inbox was flooded with submissions within days.