Students can learn about Japanese and Japanese American immigration using graphic novels. Some graphic novels that include Japanese and Japanese American characters are as below:
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The Arrival (Shaun Tan, 2007)
The Arrival is a migrant story told as a series of wordless images. A man leaves his wife and child in an impoverished town, seeking better prospects in an unknown country on the other side of a vast ocean. He eventually finds himself in a bewildering city of foreign customs, peculiar animals, curious floating objects and indecipherable languages. The immigrant must find a place to live, food to eat and some kind of gainful employment.
The Arrival is a migrant story told as a series of wordless images. A man leaves his wife and child in an impoverished town, seeking better prospects in an unknown country on the other side of a vast ocean. He eventually finds himself in a bewildering city of foreign customs, peculiar animals, curious floating objects and indecipherable languages. The immigrant must find a place to live, food to eat and some kind of gainful employment.
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Drawing from Memory – (Allan Say, 2011)
This is a graphic novel that explains Say’s history as an artist during World War II. He was rejected by his father and looked up to his mentor, Shinpei Noro, a famous cartoonist. Say worked hard as an artist and became successful. This book explains his life history through a combination of memoirs, graphics and narratives.
This is a graphic novel that explains Say’s history as an artist during World War II. He was rejected by his father and looked up to his mentor, Shinpei Noro, a famous cartoonist. Say worked hard as an artist and became successful. This book explains his life history through a combination of memoirs, graphics and narratives.
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The Four Immigrants Manga: A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904–1924
This book is a wonderful source document for anyone interested in gaining insight on the Japanese immigration experience in San Francisco. It is very interesting because it is the first Japanese-American comic.
This book is a wonderful source document for anyone interested in gaining insight on the Japanese immigration experience in San Francisco. It is very interesting because it is the first Japanese-American comic.