Status
Checked out
Publication
Minneapolis, Minnesota : 2dcloud, 2016.
Description
Turning Japanese is an illustrated memoir that chronicles MariNaomi's experiences working in illegal hostess bars in San Jose and Tokyo while attempting to connect with a culture that had eluded her since childhood.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Rekki
This was an okay graphic memoir. I was a little disappointed because I expected to get a little more culture and story but what I got was an overview of her trip to Japan. There was a bit of interesting culture surrounding hostess bars and how American and Japanese morals differ, but not enough to
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LibraryThing member reader1009
graphic memoir - hapa/mixed Japanese-American's experiences working in a Japanese-style hostess bar in San Jose, then later traveling to Tokyo (with their boyfriend) and working as a hostess there, and struggling with the language barrier all the time. (author currently identifies as nonbinary)
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quick read and an interesting story :) Show Less
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Language
Physical description
217 p.; 21 cm
ISBN
9781937541163
Local notes
graphic novels