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Here we share a final installment of a long series tribute to the late, great Amy Uyematsu. Since July, following her passing on June 23, …
As we continue to pay homage to the great Amy Uyematsu, we wanted to feature a special collective poem that was just presented last weekend …
This month, we continue to pay tribute to Amy Uyematsu with two wonderful poetry and prose pieces from powerful LA writers. Amy was an inspiration to …
Floyd Cheung, my brilliant friend and sometime collaborator, is a devoted scholar of Asian American literature. I was intrigued recently when I came across his …
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In the first half of this segment, I traced the career of Hollywood silent film actor Sojin Kamiyama. In the second half, I would like …
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David Mura is an Asian American poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist whose writings explore the themes of race, identity and history. In 2018, …
To borrow from the title of one of this month’s features, the theme for this month is all about paying homage to one of our …
In 1943, British Columbia MLA Mrs. F.J. Rolston called Japanese Canadians “unimaginative, unromantic and steeped in a cult of deceit” in an address to the …
Eight Japanese men gathered at the Tamagawa Tei restaurant on First Street in downtown Yakima to recite their poems and judge the others. On this …
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Lea parte 1 >> La poesía es plástica. Al menos eso se puede deducir de algunos de los poemarios que han publicado algunos nikkei en …
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