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Amy Uyematsu is a Sansei from Los Angeles. Active in the early Asian American movement, she was a co-editor of UCLA's Roots: An Asian American Reader. Amy taught high school math for LA Unified Schools for 32 years. Her first poetry book with poems about growing up J-A in LA was aptly named 30 Miles from J-Town. Currently, she teaches a writing workshop at the Far East Lounge in LA's Little Tokyo.

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 7
Here we share a final installment of a long series tribute to the late, great Amy Uyematsu. Since J…

Dec. 21, 2023

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Amy Uyematsu cancer literature poetry poets
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Stone Songs
Happy New 2023, everyone!  What better way to begin than with the beauty of poetry and prose from A…

Jan. 19, 2023

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Amy Uyematsu literature poetry
Amy Uyematsu literature poetry
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Year-ending
As we survey the past year of lockdowns and quarantines that started here in the States by mid-Marc…

March 18, 2021

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Amy Uyematsu authors COVID-19 Discover Nikkei literature Nikkei Uncovered (series) poetry poets quarantines stay-at-home orders Tamiko Nimura writers
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Inspiration
Hello Discover Nikkei network! I am beyond thrilled this month to bring this pair of poets to the N…

Aug. 20, 2020

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Amy Uyematsu bon dance Buddhism culture dance Discover Nikkei folk songs G Yamazawa identity languages literature Nikkei Uncovered (series) Obon poetry religions songs Tanko Bushi (song)
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My E.O. 9066 Stories: Frank Kikuchi, Manzanar DJ
On April 12, 2017, I interviewed Frank Kikuchi, a local Nisei who currently lives at Hollenbeck-Pal…

March 13, 2020

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Archie Miyatake California concentration camps dance disc jockeys DJ Frank Kikuchi Manzanar concentration camp music musicians radio broadcasting songs United States World War II World War II camps
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Location
For the column’s inaugural post, we wanted to begin with the theme of place, location, and communit…

Dec. 15, 2016

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Amy Uyematsu California concentration camps Discover Nikkei generations Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Hiroshi Kashiwagi identity Japanese Americans literature Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nikkei Uncovered (series) poetry poets Sansei Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps Wyoming
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The Asian American Literary Review
Poems by Amy Uyematsu
Orchid Season in Mr. Ikeda’s Garden : The “Welcome” sign still hangs abovehis garden gate though k…

July 22, 2012

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agriculture Amy Uyematsu gardening gardens generations literature poetry religion Sansei
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