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“Letters to Memory” is a Sansei memoir of family, incarceration and Japanese American history

With the end of the Nisei generation upon us, their children, the Sansei, are sometimes fortunate e…

Ken Mochizuki • May 20, 2019

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Chef and Author Caroline Ishii Introduces Japan to Canadian Food with a Vegan Twist

While putting together her new cookbook, Canadian Vegan Recipes, chef and author Caroline Ishii had…

Kelly Fleck • May 14, 2019

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Helmet for My Pillow and With the Old Breed

ENGLISH READERS know much about the experiences of Japanese-American families during World War II. …

David Yamaguchi • May 6, 2019

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“Thirty Minutes Over Oregon” Introduces Children to the Complexity of War and Friendship

When we talk about World War II, it’s often in terms of major milestones: the racist incarcer…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • March 26, 2019

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Rediscovering Honouliuli and preserving former camp sites

Having previously read with enjoyment and edification a trio of books published by the Japanese C…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • March 11, 2019

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Deconstructing intersections of Asian America

Up until 2004, I was a mere (and rather unreflective) spectator to taiko drumming. However, that …

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Feb. 22, 2019

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Author Andrea Tsurumi on kindness and the role of uncertainty in art and cultural identity - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Monnier: How do you describe your identity when you describe yourself? What w…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Feb. 12, 2019

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Author Andrea Tsurumi on kindness and the role of uncertainty in art and cultural identity - Part 1

In the undersea world of Andrea Tsurumi’s new picture book, Crab Cake, the community has a st…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Feb. 11, 2019

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A ‘Family-themed Inquiry’ into the ‘Wages of War’

This book by Matthew Elms is a heart-rending Japanese American family-themed inquiry into the dis…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Jan. 23, 2019

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No-No Boy Author John Okada, Rediscovered

I Must be Strong I know now for what war I was born. Every child is born to see some struggle, …

Kimiko Medlock • Jan. 21, 2019

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