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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Kizuna 2020: Bondade e solidariedade nikkeis durante a pandemia da COVID-19

Dreaming of travel to Japan

Por Gil Asakawa
3 Jan 2021

During the last week of October, there was a lot on my mind, including Covid-19 and the ongoing pandemic, and of course the November U.S. elections. But I also found myself at a moment in time, looking back one year that week to a 2019 family trip to Japan, and looking forward to next year with the hopes that we’ll be able to return.

Longtime readers know I was born in Japan and moved to the U.S. when I was a kid. You also know that I always advocate for Americans – and especially Japanese Americans – to travel ...

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We Are Not Free tells the JA incarceration story through a different perspective

Por Gil Asakawa
7 Dez 2020

During the Coronavirus pandemic, we’ve all gotten used to staying home every evening – no parties, dinners at restaurants, movie nights, concerts. Just a lot of plopping down on the couch to see what’s available on demand via cable, Netflix, Amazon Prime, or other streaming source that brings entertainment to your living room. A lot of people have been reading too. Book clubs seem to have been embraced by a whole new crop of eager readers.

I was honored this spring to be asked to create an educator’s guide for a novel so that teachers could use the ...

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Kizuna 2020: Bondade e solidariedade nikkeis durante a pandemia da COVID-19

Food for thought — and sheltering at home

Por Gil Asakawa
23 Jun 2020

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to eat. I’m a foodie. I love restaurants (I’m opinionated about them, too). And, I love to cook. I post photos of my food on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and even use the hashtags “#twEATs” and “#foodporn.”

I like all food from around the globe, from burgers and pizza to Middle Eastern, Italian, Swedish (thank you, Ikea!), Ethiopian, Mexican, Argentinian, South Asian, Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino and all flavors of Chinese including American Chinese. I’ve even eaten candied ants and cooked crickets. My gastronomic motto is “if someone somewhere on ...

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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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