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Read Part 1 >> Rumpus: Besides the monsters, it seems like a lot of people in your comics are Asian American or Japanese American based …
In Yumi Sakugawa’s breakout comic, I Think I Am in Friend-Love with You, a one-eyed monster pines for a faceless creature. The pair look something …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Not Only in Japan”… Check back every weekend for subsequent …
Gwen Muranaka’s weekly cartoon “Noodles” appears in The Japan Times, and occasionally in The Rafu Shimpo. The cartoons feature a Japanese American woman and her dog, presenting …
I recently got an iPad for traveling abroad. I wanted to be able to write and draw without lugging my trusty (but heavy) laptop around, …
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BreakfastsWere processed, Warm and white. Soup, often corn, Always a powder, Poured into a plastic bowlThat looked lacquered. Added water, Boiled in an aluminum kettle …
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Tom Shoyama (1915-2006), a great Canadian who happened to be of Japanese descent. * This comic was originally published in the Nikkei Voice in November 2013.
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Before me, a foreign couple with a young son lived in the house. Evidently, they let the boy trash the place. The marine station replaced …
Traveling experiences in Japan from a Canadian Nikkei...
Ears drooping in the heavy rain, Usagi Yojimbo glances around menacingly and draws his sword to defend against attackers. Always ready to defend his honor …
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Episode 13 June 20 at 5 p.m. (PDT) | 8 p.m. (EDT) Featured Nima: Alden M. Hayashi Guest Host: Mia Barnett
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