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We are not strangers

We Are Not Strangers explores a unique situation of Japanese and Jewish Americans living side by side in a country at war. Marco Calvo always knew his grandfather, affectionately called Papoo, was a good man. After all, he was named for him. A first-generation Jewish immigrant, Papoo was hardworking...

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Main Author: Tuininga, Josh (Author, Illustrator)
Other Authors: Bacon, Avery (Colorist)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Abrams, 2023.
Subjects:
Grandfathers > Comic books, strips, etc.
Sephardim > Comic books, strips, etc.
Jews > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
Immigrants > United States > Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1939-1945 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Friendship > Comic books, strips, etc.
Seattle (Wash.) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Historical comics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Ken Mochizuki
  • December 23, 1987: Sephardic Bikur Holim Synagogue
  • November 11, 1938: Ferry Dock Tavern
  • June 6, 1939: Ferry Dock Tavern
  • September 27, 1940: Ferry Dock Tavern
  • November 7, 1940: Akiyama residence
  • December 7, 1941: Calvo residence
  • February 25, 1942: Pier 52
  • March 27, 1942: Calvo residence
  • March 28, 1942: Sephardic Bikur Holim Synagogue
  • April 8, 1942: Akiyama residence
  • April 20, 1942: Linc's Tackle Shop
  • April 30, 1924: Akiyama residence
  • 1942-1946: Incarceration camps
  • October 15, 1945: Nihonmachi
  • February 19, 1942: Ferry Dock Tavern
  • December 23, 1987: Sephardic Bikur Holim Synagogue
  • Afterword / Devin E. Naar
  • Author's note
  • Notes and sources. Seattle map ; Historical landmarks ; More historical landmarks ; Newspapers and headlines ; Glossary ; Re-creation of prints by Hiroshige Ando.

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