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Exploring the world of "No No Boy"

Episode 10, Chapter 2: Reunion with a friend in the same situation

After serving two years in prison, Ichiro returns to his home in Seattle. However, his return home …

Ryusuke Kawai • June 10, 2016

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Episode 9: Chapter 1: The War Ends, From Prison to Hometown

The first chapter of "No-No Boy," which consists of eleven chapters, begins with the prot…

Ryusuke Kawai • May 27, 2016

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Episode 8: Ripples from Pearl Harbor – Reading from the Preface

It has been announced that US President Obama will visit Hiroshima. How will Japanese Americans, wh…

Ryusuke Kawai • May 13, 2016

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Part 7: The History of John Okada

What kind of person was John Okada, the author of "No-No Boy"? He was not famous as a pro…

Ryusuke Kawai • April 22, 2016

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Part 6: From the preface of the new edition

The new edition of "No-No Boy," published in the United States two years ago, includes a …

Ryusuke Kawai • April 8, 2016

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The 5th edition was published in the United States two years ago.

The protagonist's suffering depicted on the cover "No-No Boy," which drew no attentio…

Ryusuke Kawai • March 25, 2016

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4. Publication in Japan

Translated by Yo Nakayama in 1979 The novel "No-No Boy" was republished in the United Sta…

Ryusuke Kawai • March 11, 2016

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Part 3: The passion behind the reprint

A symposium on "No-No Boy" will be held at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of …

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 26, 2016

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Part 2: Rediscovering "Our Literature"

John Okada's novel "No-No Boy," which sharply questions issues of identity, was publi…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 12, 2016

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Part 1: What is "No-No Boy"?

No-No Boy is a novel written by John Okada, a second-generation Japanese-American who lived in Amer…

Ryusuke Kawai • Jan. 22, 2016

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