There is a prize called the FREEMAN BOOK AWARD in the USA, organised by Columbia University and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia, which gives awards every year for books about asia. Our Minamata Story book, about the poisoning of a fishing community in Japan and how they coped with it, got the silver medal 'honourable mention' award in the 'High School Literature (Graphic)' type category.
And well done to my other comic book comrade, Chie Kutsuwada, as her book got gold in another category.
Nice!
https://nctasia.org/minamata-story/