Something Alive
Jem Yoshioka was born and bred in New Zealand to New Zealand-born parents, so technically she only belongs to one place.
About this resource
Series: School Journal Level 4 June 2018
Reading year level: 8
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: art, Basho, belonging, comic, culture, family, fitting in, genes, grandparents, graphic novel, haiku, heritage, identity, Japan, Japanese, managing self, mixed-race, parents, racism, symbolism
Ngā rawa kei tēnei rauemi:
Something Alive
Written and illustrated by Jem Yoshioka
But her Japanese ancestry is a living part of her.