Turning Japanese: Expanded Edition
| AUTHOR | Marinaomi |
| PUBLISHER | Oni Press (06/06/2023) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
"A vulnerable, searching, raw record." -- Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center The year is 1995. Fresh out of a long-term relationship, twenty-two-year old MariNaomi finds herself in San Jose, California. Mari, a mixed-race Japanese American, has for many years felt disconnected from the culture of her mother. Immersed in the pan-asian diaspora of San Jose, Mari searches for cultural and romantic connections. It doesn't take long for Mari to find new loves, and a new job--at a hostess bar for Japanese expats--in a bid to learn the Japanese language and culture. Turning Japanese moves as Mari does, from San Jose to Tokyo, as she tries to get by in an unfamiliar city with rudimentary language skills--all in the hopes of finally connecting with her Japanese relatives without the use of her mother as a translator. Turning Japanese: Expanded Edition includes new story pages that bring fresh insight and a new resolution to this classic comics memoir of our times.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781637150948
ISBN-10:
1637150946
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
236
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
7.10 x 1.00 x 9.20 inches
Weight:
1.71 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Maps,
Bilingual,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Comics & Graphic Novels | Contemporary Women
Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary
Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir
Grade Level:
8th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
B
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"A vulnerable, searching, raw record." -- Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center The year is 1995. Fresh out of a long-term relationship, twenty-two-year old MariNaomi finds herself in San Jose, California. Mari, a mixed-race Japanese American, has for many years felt disconnected from the culture of her mother. Immersed in the pan-asian diaspora of San Jose, Mari searches for cultural and romantic connections. It doesn't take long for Mari to find new loves, and a new job--at a hostess bar for Japanese expats--in a bid to learn the Japanese language and culture. Turning Japanese moves as Mari does, from San Jose to Tokyo, as she tries to get by in an unfamiliar city with rudimentary language skills--all in the hopes of finally connecting with her Japanese relatives without the use of her mother as a translator. Turning Japanese: Expanded Edition includes new story pages that bring fresh insight and a new resolution to this classic comics memoir of our times.
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