Jok

Their chief "Jok," who is a well-known character in Sarawak, may be taken as an example of the way in which the rest of the tribe were clothed: a cloth turban of gaudy colours constituted Jok's head-dress, from under which, and down to his waist, streamed his long black hair.

On the Equator Harry De Windt 1894

The "Jok" in Joker has to be pronounced as you would Jokinen for full effect!

MVN 2009

As they came alongside us they brandished their paddles and yelled -- this being meant as a welcome to the Resident -- and, although the _Ghita_ was going at full speed, they laid hold of her bulwarks and commenced clambering on board in such numbers that the little launch's deck was soon so crowded as to offer scarcely standing room, and we should have shortly had to beat a retreat to the cabin had not their chief "Jok" arrived, and sent the majority back into their canoes with more force than ceremony.

On the Equator Harry De Windt 1894

Of course, this is only possible due to the hard work of the artists involved, Gervasio/Jok and Luis Guaragna, both of whom have informed me that artwork should be completed this summer.

Strangeways: The Thirsty – Friday wrap | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

Gervasio and Jok will return for a story entitled "Dry Heart", which if you've been paying attention, you'll remember as what would've been issue #7 of the STRANGEWAYS series.

Strangeways: The Thirsty – Friday wrap | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

Jok, who is among the Southern Sudanese diaspora to return to Africa's largest country, built a school in his home village two years ago, funded with money he earned as a history professor and from donations, including from students in the United States.

LMU Professor Returns To Sudan To Build School AP 2010

Daniel Deng, a 12-year-old who hails from a village two hours away, now speaks better English than most adults in town and has aspirations to go Jok even one better.

LMU Professor Returns To Sudan To Build School AP 2010

That's how Jok was able to flee war in Sudan two decades ago to study in Cairo and eventually land a teaching job at a California university.

LMU Professor Returns To Sudan To Build School AP 2010

The land was donated by the local government, except for one patch that had belonged to a family and which Jok bought for one cow.

LMU Professor Returns To Sudan To Build School AP 2010

"My dad was very keen on education," Jok recalled in an interview.

LMU Professor Returns To Sudan To Build School AP 2010