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Ayako Ishigaki: Radical Issei Feminist Writer in Mid-Century America

In the years surrounding World War II, the Japanese-born writer and progressive activist Ayako Is…

Greg Robinson • Oct. 20, 2020

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In Memoriam: A Tribute to Lane Ryo Hirabayashi

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi was an innovator in the field of Asian American Studies, a historian and story…

Brian Niiya • Aug. 27, 2020

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T. John Fujii: Expatriate or Collaborator? - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> T. John Fujii’s career in wartime Singapore, as discussed in his book…

Greg Robinson • Aug. 19, 2020

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T. John Fujii: Expatriate or Collaborator? - Part 1

The story of Tatsuki John Fujii, a journeyman writer and journalist who was one of the earliest Nis…

Greg Robinson • Aug. 18, 2020

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Seeking Will Thomas: An African American friend to the Nisei

Beginning in the last decades of the 20th century, the Asian American experience became a topic of …

Greg Robinson • May 6, 2020

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Author Sarah Kuhn on Becoming the (Super)Hero of Your Own Story

Growing up, Sarah Kuhn rarely saw characters that looked like her, now she changing that. Author S…

Kelly Fleck • Dec. 13, 2019

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Kyo Maclear’s New Childrens’ Book Tells The Story of a Nisei Trailblazer

Author Gyo Fujikawa‘s books have been read, shared and loved by generations of families all o…

Kelly Fleck • Nov. 25, 2019

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Remains

From Toronto-based writer, Terry Watada and Bloomington, Indiana-based poet, Hiromi Yoshida, are pi…

Hiromi Yoshida +2 • Nov. 21, 2019

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The Way of the Nisei Artist: A Tribute to My Uncle, Hiroshi Kashiwagi

In 1993, I was at long choir rehearsal in college. My friend Marcy was taking Asian American Litera…

Tamiko Nimura • Nov. 12, 2019

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

What spirits whisper...

This month we are treated to two highly-lauded, accomplished writers and community heroes – N…

Stan Yogi +2 • Oct. 17, 2019

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