Gil Asakawa

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Gil Asakawa escreve sobre cultura pop e política a partir de uma perspectiva asiático-americana e nipo-americana em seu blog, www.nikkeiview.com. Ele e seu sócio também fundaram o www.visualizAsian.com, em que conduzem entrevistas ao vivo com notáveis asiático-americanos das Ilhas do Pacífico. É o autor de Being Japanese American (Stone Bridge Press, 2004) e trabalhou na presidência do conselho editorial do Pacific Citizen por sete anos como membro do conselho nacional JACL.

Atualizado em novembro de 2009

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Construindo pontes com a comunidade muçulmana

Por Gil Asakawa
17 Fev 2016

No ano passado, Erin e eu tivemos grande sorte em viajar para a cidade de Nova York para assistir o musical da Broadway Allegiance, estrelado por George Takei. É uma história sobre o encarceramento dos nipo-americanos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e de forma vívida e poderosa, traz à tona a carga emocional da experiência dos nipo-americanos por gerações desde então. Escrevi sobre a peça e entrevistei Takei (disponível somente em inglês) e outros, para a Comunidade AAPI [Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders] do AARP [American Association of Retired Persons].

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I've heard "Go back where you came from" too often

Por Gil Asakawa
9 Out 2019

I was driving on the highway one night some years back between Denver and Boulder, when I got harassed by a couple of young white guys who were tailgating me, probably in their teens or early 20s at the most. When I pulled off at an exit they followed me so I pulled into a parking lot and got out of my car. They did the same, and started yelling at me.

“Go back to China, you dirty Jap! Remember Pearl Harbor!!”

I shot back some pleasantries myself, educating them on the fact that I’m Japanese American, and that ...

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Traveling to Japan With a Loved One Who Has Dementia

Por Gil Asakawa
7 Ago 2018

My mom has suffered from worsening dementia for years, and when my brothers and I saw increasing signs that she would no longer be able to live by herself, we moved her into a Memory Care Center nearby.

Two years ago, my wife, Erin, and I took the last of several trips to Japan with my mom. She has a brother in Sapporo, and another brother lived in Nemuro, her hometown in eastern Hokkaido, until he passed away in January 2016. His widow, my aunt, still lives in the small fishing town. And in Tokyo, my mom has a distant ...

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When Family Caregiving Isn’t Enough for Your Parent

Por Gil Asakawa
30 Mai 2018

My brother Glenn and I moved my mom from her house in Lafayette, Colorado, last month to live in a memory care facility nearby. She’s had dementia for a long time, and it’s gotten noticeably worse for the past couple of years. I’m still sorting through how it felt to take her out of her house, and how it feels now.

Junko Asakawa was born and raised in Nemuro, a small fishing town in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. She grew up in the pre-war years, and was even crowned “Miss Nemuro” when she was a ...

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Rock and Roll and Ramen: Lessons in Appropriation vs Appreciation

Por Gil Asakawa
27 Abr 2018

My friends (and anyone who follows my social media “food porn” photos) know that I’m a snob about Japanese food. I have strong opinions on the best tonkatsu fried pork cutlets, real vs. fake sushi and Japanese restaurants staffed by non-Japanese who can’t pronounce menu items correctly. And, because I love ramen, I hate bad ramen—and in Denver bad ramen is much more common than the good stuff.

That doesn’t mean I won’t pick up a tray of sushi at a supermarket, or dine at Japanese restaurants that aren’t owned or run by Japanese ...

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