Based on a four-year study, Manga High explores the convergence of literacy, creativity, social development, and personal identity in one of New York City s largest high schools.

Since 2004, students at Martin Luther King, Jr., High School in Manhattan have been creating manga Japanese comic books. They write the stories, design the characters, and publish their works in print and on the Internet. These students African-American and Latino teenagers are more than interested in the art and medium of manga. They have become completely engrossed in Japanese language, culture,...

Based on a four-year study, Manga High explores the convergence of literacy, creativity, social development, and personal identity in one of New York City s largest high schools.

Since 2004, students at Martin Luther King, Jr., High School in Manhattan have been creating manga Japanese comic books. They write the stories, design the characters, and publish their works in print and on the Internet. These students African-American and Latino teenagers are more than interested in the art and medium of manga. They have become completely engrossed in Japanese language, culture,...