Drawn in a classic gag-strip comic-book style
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Price: |
10.00 |
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Title: |
The Four Immigrants Manga A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924 |
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Author: |
Henry (Yoshitaka) Kiyama |
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ISBN: |
1-880656-33-7 |
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Description: |
2004 - 4th Printing
Softcover - Stone Bridge Press - 152 pages - b/w photos and cartoon illustrations
Translated with an introduction and notes, by Frederik L. Schodt |
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Condition: |
Clean and tight with mild corner upturn, mild edge wear, minor scratches |
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Summary: |
From servants in fancy homes to workers in the fields, through earthquakes, riots, a World's Fair, war, and Prohibition--
the true story of four young Japanese men who pursued their dreams in the rough and tumble of American history
Newly Discovered Documentary Comic Book
Originally published in Japanese in SF in 1931..... A visual chronicle of the author's immigrant experiences in the U.S.
Drawn in a classic gag-strip comic-book style, this heartfelt tale--rediscovered and translated by manga
expert Frederik L. Schodt--is a fascinating, entertaining depiction of early Asian American Struggles. CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |