The Experiences of Asian Children in the West as Depicted in Graphic Novels

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1. THE EXPERIENCES OF ASIAN CHILDREN IN THE WEST AS DEPICTED IN GRAPHIC NOVELS
2. MANY YOUNG ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN STRUGGLE TO COMPREHEND THE OPPRESSION THEY FACE Detail from They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
3. THEY SUFFER FROM DISCRIMINATION Detail from Re-Gifters by Mike Carey and Sonny Liew
4. Detail from Almost American Girl by Robin Ha
5. AND THE SUFFERING THAT COMES WITH THEIR UNIQUENESS CAN MAKE IT HARD FOR THEM TO ACCEPT WHO THEY ARE Detail from Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang
6. THEY TRY TO FIT IN Detail from I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib
7. THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS KEEP THEM CONNECTED TO THEIR CULTURE Detail from Whirlwind Wonderland by Rina Ayuyang
8. Detail from Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte and Ann Xu
9. THEY LEARN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WHERE THEIR PARENTS GREW UP AND WHERE THEY ARE NOW Detail from Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
10. WHEN THEY VISIT THE PLACES THEY’RE FROM, THEY BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR CULTURE Detail from Ichiro by Ryan Inzana
11. Detail from Diary of a Tokyo Teen by Christine Mari Inzer
12. REFERENCES 1. George Takei, They Called Us Enemy, http://theslingsandarrows.com/they-called-us-enemy 2. Mike Carey and Sonny Liew, Re-Gifters, https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/2948104.html 3. Robin Ha, Almost American Girl, https://blacknerdproblems.com/almost-american-girl-is-a-moving-memoir-in-graphic-novel-form/ 4. Gene Luen Yang, Superman Smashes the Klan, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/books/review/superman-smashes-klan-gene-lueng- yang.html 5. Malaka Gharib, I Was Their American dream, https://www.npr.org/2019/04/30/718220595/in-i-was-their-american-dream-its-culture-not-color- that-matters 6. Rina Ayuyang, Whirlwind Wonderland, https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2010/12/28/review-rina-ayuyangs-whirlwind-wonderland 7. Lily LaMotte and Ann Xu, Measuring Up, https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2021/02/new-voices-stacy-hackney-lily-lamotte-discuss-measuring-up- to-publishing-standards/ 8. Nidhi Chanani, Pashmina, http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=4485 9. Ryan Inzana, Ichiro, https://www.ryaninzana.com/comics 10. Christine Mari Inzer, Diary of a Tokyo Teen, https://atomicbooks.com/products/diary-of-a-tokyo-teen-a-japanese-american-girl-travels-to-the- land-of-trendy-fashion-high-tech-toilets-and-maid-cafes