https://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2025/11/9/shin-issei-journey-9/
A semi-monthly comic that explores the experiences of contemporary Japanese immigrants in the U.S. This week’s strip, which was originally published in 2020: “On or in?”
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© 2020 Arisa Nakamura
Arisa Nakamura is a Seattle-based graphic and manga artist and a former staff member at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington. Originally from Shizuoka, Japan, she moved to the U.S. in 2013 to study Community Design. Since 2019, her comic series Shin Issei Journey has been featured in the North American Post. She also designs educational materials, including maps and exhibition panels. In 2021, she collaborated with the National Park Service to create the Bainbridge Island Junior Ranger Booklet, teaching the history of Japanese American incarceration during WWII. Check out her website and instagram.
Updated September 2025
