We Are Not Strangers Av Josh Tuininga

We Are Not Strangers Av Josh Tuininga

Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel follows a Jewish immigrant¿s efforts to help his Japanese neighbors while they are incarcerated during World War IIMarco 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 h......
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Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel follows a Jewish immigrant¿s efforts to help his Japanese neighbors while they are incarcerated during World War IIMarco 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, smart, and caring. When Papoo peacefully passes away, Marco expected the funeral to be simple. However, he is caught off guard by something unusual. Among his close family and friends are mourners he doesn¿t recognize¿Japanese- American families¿and no one is quite sure who they are or why they are at the service. How did these strangers know his grandfather so well?Set in the multicultural Central District of Seattle during World War II and inspired by author Josh Tuininga¿s family experiences, We Are Not Strangers explores a unique situation of Japanese and Jewish Americans living side by side in a country at war. Following Marco¿s grandfather¿s persp
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Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel follows a Jewish immigrant's efforts to help his Japanese neighbors while they are incarcerated during World War IIMarco 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, smart, and caring.When Papoo peacefully passes away, Marco expected the funeral to be simple. However, he is caught off guard by something unusual. Among his close family and friends are mourners he doesn't recognize-Japanese- American families-and no one is quite sure who they are or why they are at the service.How did these strangers know his grandfather so well?Set in the multicultural Central District of Seattle during World War II and inspired by author Josh Tuininga's family experiences, We Are Not Strangers explores a unique situation of Japanese and Jewish Americans living side by side in a country at war. Following Marco's grandfather's perspective, we learn of his life as a Sephardic Jewish immigrant living in America and his struggles as he settles into an America gearing up its war efforts. Despite the war raging just outside US borders, Papoo befriends Sam Akiyama, a Japanese man who finds his world upended from President Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066.Determined to keep Sam's business afloat while he and his family are unjustly incarcerated, Papoo creates a plan that not only changes the lives of the Akiyamas but also of the entire Nihonmachi community. An evocative and beautifully illustrated historical fiction graphic novel revealing the truth of one man's extraordinary efforts, We Are Not Strangers converges two perspectives into a single portrait of a community's struggle with race, responsibility, and what it truly means to be an American.

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Oppdag *We Are Not Strangers Av Josh Tuininga*

Er du klar for å dykke ned i en gripende historie som utforsker utfordringene og samholdet i en tumultarisk periode? Den grafiske romanen We Are Not Strangers, basert på sanne hendelser, tilbyr et unikt blikk på livet til en jødisk innvandrer som strekker ut en hånd til sine japanske naboer under 2. verdenskrig. Denne vakre fortellingen, illustrert med flair, fanger essensen av vennskap, ansvar og fellesskap.

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Forfatter: Josh Tuininga

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Format: Grafisk roman

Hva Handler Boken Om?

  • Perspektiv på en epoke: Historien tar oss med til det multikulturelle Central District i Seattle, hvor jødiske og japanske amerikanske grupper eksisterte side om side, til tross for krigen som raser utenfor.
  • En gripende reise: Gjennom øynene til Marco Calvo, som reflekterer over sin bestefar Papoo, får vi innsikt i de personlige og kulturelle utfordringene som oppsto.
  • Vennskap tvers av grenser: Papoo, den hardtarbeidende, første-generasjon jødiske innvandreren, konfronterer krigens urettferdighet ved å hjelpe sin venn Sam Akiyama og hans familie, som blir urettmessig internerte.

Visuelle Elementer av *We Are Not Strangers*

Boken er ikke bare en ordslutt; den er også en visuell reise. De illustrasjonene i boken skaper en følelsesmessig resonans som forsterker historien. Hver side er fylt med detaljer som tar deg tilbake i tid og gir liv til karakterene og deres kamp.

Er Dette Boken for Deg?

Hvis du er interessert i historier som handler om identitet, kulturell tilhørighet og menneskelige relasjoner, vil *We Are Not Strangers Av Josh Tuininga* være en verdifull tilførsel til din bokhylle. Den vil ikke bare underholde, men også gi deg en dypere forståelse for hva det betyr å være menneske.

Grip muligheten til å lese denne fantastiske fortellingen i dag, og la deg inspirere av de modige handlingene fra en person som nektet å se bort fra det som var urettferdig.

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