{"product_id":"turning-japanese-expanded-edition-9781637150948","title":"Turning Japanese: Expanded Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A vulnerable, searching, raw record.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Asian Pacific American Center\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1995. Fresh out of a long-term relationship, twenty-two-year old MariNaomi finds herself in San Jose, California. Mari, a mixed-race Japanese American, has for many years felt disconnected from the culture of her mother. Immersed in the pan-asian diaspora of San Jose, Mari searches for cultural and romantic connections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It doesn't take long for Mari to find new loves, and a new job--at a hostess bar for Japanese expats--in a bid to learn the Japanese language and culture. \u003ci\u003eTurning Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e moves as Mari does, from San Jose to Tokyo, as she tries to get by in an unfamiliar city with rudimentary language skills--all in the hopes of finally connecting with her Japanese relatives without the use of her mother as a translator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTurning Japanese: Expanded Edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes new story pages that bring fresh insight and a new resolution to this classic comics memoir of our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oni Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637150948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Marinaomi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42835610632373,"sku":"9781637150948","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_aeee1d51-4311-4b88-ba06-5da227c5a4ed.jpg?v=1681224168","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/turning-japanese-expanded-edition-9781637150948","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}