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On Nikkei
Part 1: Me and "Japanese"
What is Nikkei? I was born and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture, and when I think back, I first became…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 11, 2022

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Florida Japanese Americans No-No Boy (book) United States
Florida Japanese Americans No-No Boy (book) United States
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Frank Abe’s Search for an Authentic History
After a successful media career, Frank Abe has produced acclaimed literary and film works on resi…

Elaine Ikoma Ko • Jan. 3, 2022

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Frank Abe No-No Boy (book)
Frank Abe No-No Boy (book)
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Writing We Hereby Refuse: 3 Things I Learned about Resistance
When I was a little kid in California in the early 1980s, it was cool to be a rebel, or a resister.…

Tamiko Nimura • March 2, 2021

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California concentration camps families graphic novels no-no boys resistance Tule Lake concentration camp United States We Hereby Refuse (book) World War II camps
California concentration camps families graphic novels no-no boys resistance Tule Lake concentration camp United States We Hereby Refuse (book) World War II camps
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Quiet Warriors
Bob Sato
“When my kids ask me what I was doing during the war, I can only say that I was a soldier,&rd…

Mikiko Amagai • Feb. 10, 2021

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100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces no-no boys retired military personnel United States Army veterans World War II
100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces no-no boys retired military personnel United States Army veterans World War II
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What Happens When Everyone who Experienced an Event is Gone?
How do we mark an event in time? The Etruscans used the concept of saeculum, the period of time fro…

Wendy Hanamura • Oct. 24, 2019

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books Densho digital libraries imprisonment incarceration Internet Archive (firm) Japanese Americans libraries library materials No-No Boy (book) publications Tom Ikeda World War II World War II camps
books Densho digital libraries imprisonment incarceration Internet Archive (firm) Japanese Americans libraries library materials No-No Boy (book) publications Tom Ikeda World War II World War II camps
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Interview With Thomas Girst On New German Translation Of "No-No Boy"
Congratulations to author and cultural manager Thomas Girst for providing the literary and historic…

Frank Abe • July 12, 2019

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German language No-No Boy (book) translations World War II
German language No-No Boy (book) translations World War II
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Tule Lake Resisters: My E.O. 9066 Story
The World War II American concentration camp experience was the darkest time in Japanese American h…

Yukio Kawaratani • April 5, 2019

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California concentration camps Hoshi Dan (pro-Japan group) loyalty questionnaire no-no boys renunciation resisters Sokuji Kikoku Hoshi Dan Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States World War II World War II camps
California concentration camps Hoshi Dan (pro-Japan group) loyalty questionnaire no-no boys renunciation resisters Sokuji Kikoku Hoshi Dan Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States World War II World War II camps
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No-No Boy Author John Okada, Rediscovered
I Must be Strong I know now for what war I was born. Every child is born to see some struggle, …

Kimiko Medlock • Jan. 21, 2019

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authors book reviews Frank Abe Greg Robinson John Okada No-No Boy (book) reviews
authors book reviews Frank Abe Greg Robinson John Okada No-No Boy (book) reviews
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First Impressions: Early Reviews of John Okada’s No-No Boy
One intriguing window into the world of John Okada’s landmark 1957 novel No-No Boy is the s…

Greg Robinson • June 7, 2018

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book reviews John Okada literature No-No Boy (book) reviews
book reviews John Okada literature No-No Boy (book) reviews
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Book review: New translation of "No-No Boy" by John Okada, translated by Ryusuke Kawai
Haruki Murakami, known as a translator as well as a novelist, believes that "translations have…

Yoko Yuhara • Feb. 17, 2017

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book reviews John Okada No-No Boy (book) reviews Ryusuke Kawai translations
book reviews John Okada No-No Boy (book) reviews Ryusuke Kawai translations
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