Francesca Yukari Biller
@francescaFrancesca Biller é uma premiada jornalista investigativa, satírica política, autora e comentarista social de mídia impressa, rádio e televisão. Com formação japonesa e judaica, ela escreve sobre sua formação interessante de maneira introspectiva e bem-humorada e seu trabalho foi publicado no The Huffington Post , CNN , The Los Angeles Times , The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles e muitos outros. publicações. Os prêmios incluem o prêmio Edward R. Murrow, dois prêmios Golden Mike e quatro prêmios da Sociedade de Jornalistas Profissionais por Excelência em Jornalismo. Biller está atualmente escrevendo três livros, o primeiro um romance sobre a 442ª Infantaria ambientado no Havaí, o segundo uma compilação de ensaios humorísticos sobre como crescer como um judeu japonês em Los Angeles durante a década de 1970, e o terceiro um livro de estilo de vida sobre como uma dieta de comida havaiana, japonesa e judaica mantém sua família saudável e feliz. Ela também está atualmente em uma turnê nacional de rádio discutindo sua visão humorística sobre política, cultura pop e famílias.
Atualizado em junho de 2012
Stories from This Author
Pearl Harbor: A Personal History Of Triumph And Success
10 de Julho de 2012 • Francesca Yukari Biller
Although picking coffee beans on her family’s Hawaiian farm was what Sumiko did each day as a child, she dreamt that one day she would design beautiful clothes. But she had no idea how much her culture would influence each exotic hue and stitch that make her designs so unique. In the small sleepy town of Kona, most folks were farmers and business owners who worked hard and lived simple lives. It was like a picturesque postcard where palm trees …
Japanese-Jew Doesn't "Oy Veh" So Much Since Obama
26 de Junho de 2012 • Francesca Yukari Biller
As a Japanese-Jew, I have historically used self deprecating humor at my own expense as a way to explain and defend to others who I was and to feel accepted. My cultural confusion can be summed up in this anonymous quote, “There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?” Until recently I believed “everything” was my fault. And I would certainly be the last person …
Honoring Japanese American World War II Veterans
6 de Junho de 2012 • Francesca Yukari Biller
My Japanese American uncle just turned 90 this weekend, and here is his story about how he fought in World War II. He fought in the 442nd Battalion, the most highly decorated infantry in United States History, and he received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his bravery. And in his words, he shouldn’t have had to prove that “he was an American” anymore than anyone else, simply because he was Japanese. It was a frightening period for …
