Hyejung is Korean, estranged from her parents, and hoping to enter art college. Choosing to return to Japan between high school and college, Nao arrives at Himawari House, a student group home, where she quickly bonds with Hyejung and Tina, also studying Japanese.
To show the story, Becker’s exquisitely expressive black-and-white illustrations enable and encourage empathic responses to induce guffaws, sobs, and everything in between.īorn in Japan to a Japanese mother and a white American father, Nao moves Stateside where “people were always quick to point out that I was different.” Nao “adapted” by abandoning her first language and culture. To tell the story, Becker showcases her impressive polyglot facility, combining English, Japanese, Korean, and Singlish (including rewarding winks to fellow polyglot readers). teen takes a gap year in Japan to reconnect with her heritage. The narrative might initially seem simple: a mixed-race U.S.
Yen Press, $20.00 (9781975319458).Harmony Becker, who brilliantly created the artwork for George Takei’s Eisner-winning They Called Us Enemy (2019), makes her stupendous solo debut in what will prove to one of the best graphic titles of the year.
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