Its the fight for the right to exist in peace and security.

and Ive kind of been able to do both.I think unknowingly – or maybe it was very conscious – the kids in the book look like my kids.

And that sort of simplicity felt like a really good way to introduce like cultural items.I guess many of us have had experiences going to Japan and feeling like you dont quite fit in.We had a few ideas on the table.

she hopes the cartoons can provide a fun entryway into discussions about Japanese American identity.Lisa Aihara and Gwen Muranaka (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo)By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS.

she realized the organization of the book ended up mirroring her own life trajectory:I didnt intend to.

feel and content of her latest work.Grossman for her comments went unanswered.

including fighting antisemitism.Mark Nakagawa has issued an apology to the Jewish American woman who expressed outrage after she saw him drawing what appeared to be a swastika on one of her grocery items last December.

Nakagawa served as Nisei Week Foundation president in 2012 and was to assume the position next year.Nakagawa was serving as HOA president.