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Read Part 1 >> Lillian, who is Yukiko? In a nutshell, what is the story of Yukiko? Lillian: Jeff and I talked a lot about Emma ...
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My mother was Japanese. My father was Black (African American). My father was Black. My mother was Japanese. I am Black. I am Japanese. I ...
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Growing up, Sarah Kuhn rarely saw characters that looked like her, now she changing that. Author Sarah Kuhn is creating stories with Asian American girls ...
Throughout the 20th century, Nikkei writers have dreamed of writing “the Great Nisei novel,” a work of literature that would express the Japanese/American experience ...
In June 2019, Discover Nikkei published an article of mine on the Nikkei community in the Netherlands and on popular reactions there to the Redress ...
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My best friend Brenda and I have often talked about how much change and history our parents witnessed over the course of their lifetimes. We ...
Read Part 1 >> Monnier: How do you describe your identity when you describe yourself? What words do you like? Tsurumi: Well, it depends on who ...
In the undersea world of Andrea Tsurumi’s new picture book, Crab Cake, the community has a steady rhythm: “ Seahorse pretends to be seaweed…Parrotfish ...
At the 2018 VH1 Mother’s Day music tribute concert titled, Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Moms, Grammy nominated singer and songwriter Jhené Aiko ...
My family roots are in the British Isles, but one name in my family tree stands out: Jujiro Takenuchi. My grandma, Elizabeth Taylor—no, not ...
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