The following graphic memoirs are similar in topic, theme and story to We'll Call You Susie: Japanese War Bride Stories. Like us, the authors are first generation Asian American daughters telling their parents' immigration stories.
Themes focus on family migration and refugee stories, adjusting to a new life in America, parent-child relationships and cultural gaps, women's voices, intergenerational trauma, multiracial identity, and diverse Asian American experiences.
Teresa Wong - All Our Ordinary Stories
Thi Bui - The Best We Could Do
Robin Ha - Almost American Girl
Malaka Gharib - I Was Their American Dream
The target audience for We'll Call You Susie: Japanese War Bride Stories are teens, young adults, and adult readers.
This book will interest teachers of English, History, Humanities and Art who are looking to adopt graphic literature texts for their classes. It is a blend of genres including memoir, historical nonfiction, short biography, and graphic journalism.
This book will appeal to anyone interested in American history, immigration and refugee stories, family origin stories, women's history, Asian American experiences, and the impact of our ancestors' life-changing decisions to leave their homeland and come to America.
PAGE LENGTH: Approximately 225 pages.
Colors: The book tells the story of Japanese war brides in chronological order. The prologue and chapter one will be comprised of black & white illustrations to convey the vintage feel of an old photo album. In each subsequent chapter, as the stories' time and places change to modern day, we will add a spot of color.
Size: We are currently laying out pages of the book draft in Photoshop according to the average American comic book print size as shown below: