A review by suggoiai
The Four Immigrants Manga: A Japanese Experience in San Francisco, 1904-1924 by Frederik L. Schodt, Henry (Yoshitaka) Kiyama

4.0

An interesting look at Japanese immigrant history in San Francisco from 1906-1926 as published in 1931. This English translation edition has educational endnotes on the history of the time as well as explanations of some of the original Japanese jokes. An introduction provides a general overview of the immigrant experience and about the original artist/author and an afterword covers his life afterward. There are a few bits that would not politically correct/polite now, but these are put in context in the end notes. They original is a fascinating view of the time, and the translation and framing is interesting and educational.