Almost American Girl
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Context Links
- “In ALMOST AMERICAN GIRL, the universal language of comics connected Robin Ha to her new culture (The Beat)
- “Immigration as Inspiration: Who gets to be an all-American girl?” (Bitch Media)
- “Cartoonist Robin Ha Thinks Inside the Box” (Kirkus Reviews)
- Genre Guide: Graphic Memoirs (The Hub)
- Autobiographical comics (Wikipedia)
Guiding Questions From (The Library Ladies)
- How does Ha’s immigration experience compare to others you’ve read? If you’re an immigrant, how does it compare to your own experience?
- What did you think of the artwork in this book? Was there anything in particular that stood out to you?
- How did you react to Robin’s mother’s parts of this book? Did you feel like you understood the choices that she made?
- How did you react to this depiction of a blended family?
- Do you think that today Robin would have had the same experience when coming to a completely new culture and country? Why or why not?
- How did you feel about where she ended the story in terms of where she was in her life at the time? Did that seem like a good way to wrap the story up?