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APA Spotlight
Ellen Somekawa, Executive Director, Asian Americans United
Ellen Somekawa is a third-generation Japanese American from Minneapolis. There she was an activist …

Koji Steven Sakai • Aug. 3, 2011

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activism Asian Americans United (organization) civil rights Pennsylvania Philadelphia social action United States
activism Asian Americans United (organization) civil rights Pennsylvania Philadelphia social action United States
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A Grandmother's Legacy
Imagine spending your childhood hearing stories about how your grandmother took over the Statue of …

Krista Chavez • July 28, 2011

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artists Asian American studies authors California Japanese American Community Leadership Council civil rights communities Discover Nikkei internships Nikkei Community Internship Nikkei Student Union (UC Berkeley) Passing It On (book) playwrights Wakako Yamauchi Yuri Kochiyama
artists Asian American studies authors California Japanese American Community Leadership Council civil rights communities Discover Nikkei internships Nikkei Community Internship Nikkei Student Union (UC Berkeley) Passing It On (book) playwrights Wakako Yamauchi Yuri Kochiyama
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APA Spotlight
Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Chair, UCLA Asian American Studies Center
Lane Ryo Hirabayashi is professor in the Asian American Studies Department, and affiliate of the As…

Koji Steven Sakai • July 19, 2011

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Asian American studies ethnic studies Lane Ryo Hirabayashi
Asian American studies ethnic studies Lane Ryo Hirabayashi
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APA Spotlight
Karen Narasaki, President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center
Karen K. Narasaki is the President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center (AAJ…

Koji Steven Sakai • June 23, 2011

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affirmative action Asian American Justice Center (organization) Asian Americans civil rights food lawyers
affirmative action Asian American Justice Center (organization) Asian Americans civil rights food lawyers
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Warning: Japanese lady say not-so-nice things about racists!
I was in my early twenties, at a dinner party. The host, a friend of mine, used the “N-word&r…

Marsha Takeda-Morrison • June 7, 2011

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2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan identity JPquake2011 racism
2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan identity JPquake2011 racism
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Koji's Column
My Mother, My Anchor
My father died in my early twenties. His death devastated me in ways that I am still dealing with t…

Koji Steven Sakai • May 8, 2011

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8Asians (blog) families mothers Mother's Day
8Asians (blog) families mothers Mother's Day
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #4709: "12 Winners in All..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • March 26, 2011

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animals cartoons Chinese zodiac comics generations humor Yonsei
animals cartoons Chinese zodiac comics generations humor Yonsei
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Secret Asian Man: Far away thoughts
Tak Toyoshima reflects on his feelings after the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan and its continu…

Tak Toyoshima • March 20, 2011

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2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan comics disasters earthquakes Japan JPquake2011 Secret Asian Man (comic strip) Tak Toyoshima
2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan comics disasters earthquakes Japan JPquake2011 Secret Asian Man (comic strip) Tak Toyoshima
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Their Struggles Are Our Struggles - Part 2
>> Part 1Nakamura is a Yonsei with a passion for music, sports, and storytelling. At 30 years…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Jan. 21, 2011

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activism Asian American movement A Song for Ourselves (film) California Center for Asian American Media (organization) communities concentration camps documentaries EthnoCommunications filmmakers films Jake Shimabukuro Manzanar concentration camp pilgrimages Robert Nakamura social action Southern California Tadashi Nakamura United States University of California, Los Angeles World War II camps
activism Asian American movement A Song for Ourselves (film) California Center for Asian American Media (organization) communities concentration camps documentaries EthnoCommunications filmmakers films Jake Shimabukuro Manzanar concentration camp pilgrimages Robert Nakamura social action Southern California Tadashi Nakamura United States University of California, Los Angeles World War II camps
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Their Struggles Are Our Struggles - Part 1
Documentary filmmaker Tad Nakamura illustrates parallels between Japanese American history and curr…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Jan. 14, 2011

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Arab communities Asian American movement California concentration camps documentaries filmmakers films generations Manzanar concentration camp Muslim communities pilgrimages Tadashi Nakamura United States World War II World War II camps Yonsei
Arab communities Asian American movement California concentration camps documentaries filmmakers films generations Manzanar concentration camp Muslim communities pilgrimages Tadashi Nakamura United States World War II World War II camps Yonsei
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