AWARDS
Washington State Book Awards – Finalist in Creative Nonfiction from the Washington Center for the Book and the Seattle Public Library
The Virginia Marie Folkins Award for Outstanding Historical Publication from AKCHO: The Association of King County Historical Organizations
Execellence in Graphic Literature Awards – Best in Young Adult – Nonfiction from Pop Culture Classroom
In the Margins Book Awards Top Ten List for 2022
CRITICAL PICKS
A New York Public Library “50 New Must-Read Comics for Adults” pick for 2021
A Chicago Public Library “Best of the Best Books 2021” Teen Graphic Novels and Manga pick
A Seattle Public Library “Staff Faves 2021” Adult Nonfiction pick and a “Peak Picks” selection
A Young Adult Library Services Association “Great Graphic Novels for Teens” 2022 nominee
A Seattle Times “Summer Page Turner”
An International Examiner “Favorite Reads of 2021” pick
A “We Here” Autumn 2021 reading list pick (for BIPOC professionals in Library and Information Sciences)
The Mary Sue “6+ Books, Graphic Novels That Spotlight the Generational Trauma of Japanese American Internment”
Book Riot‘s “10 Fascinating Graphic Nonfiction Books For Curious Minds”