TY  - BOOK
AU  - MariNaomi,
ED  - Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC,
TI  - Turning Japanese
SN  - 9781637150948
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Portland, OR
PB  - Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC
KW  - MariNaomi
KW  - Cartoonists
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Comic books, strips, etc
KW  - Japanese Americans
KW  - Ethnic identity
KW  - Hostess clubs
KW  - San Jose (Calif.)
KW  - Tokyo (Japan)
KW  - Graphic novels
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Autobiographical comics
KW  - Nonfiction comics
N2  - "The year is 1995. Fresh out of a long-term relationship, twenty-two-year old MariNaomi finds herself amidst a flurry of major life changes. Newly immersed in the pan-Asian diaspora of San Jose, California, half-Japanese Mari searches for connections to a culture that has so far eluded her. 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 language and culture. Turning Japanese follows Mari from Northern California to Tokyo, Japan, 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."--Back cover
ER  -