トニー・オオスミ
(Tony Osumi)
トニー・オオスミは、カリフォルニア州カルバーシティに家族と暮らすハパ・ヨンセイです。現在は、3年生を教えており、日系プログレッシブやキャンプ・ムスビで活動しています。昔ながらの広東料理レストランを探して、ホーミューやアーモンドダックを注文するのが大好きです。
2017年8月更新
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2017年8月17日 • マヤ・クイダ＝オスミ , ジェニ・エミコ・クイダ , トニー・オオスミ , エヴェリン・ヨシムラ , トレイシー・カトウ=キリヤマ
今月のニッケイ アンカバードでは、活動家/アーティストの家族と地元の伝説的人物でコミュニティ オーガナイザーによる特別な考察で、お盆の季節に別れを告げます。マイヤ、ジェニー、トニー クイダ オオスミは、お盆に先祖を偲んで踊るダンスと、コミュニティ、共通の苦難、ロサンゼルスへの敬意を結びつける詩を共有します。エブリン ヨシムラは、手放すこととダンス自体から湧き出るイメージについて考察した短いエッセイを私たちに提供します。これらの言葉が、お盆に心に浮かぶイメージと共鳴するだけで…
Los Angeles Nikkei
2014年4月9日 • トニー・オオスミ
Westside Sanseisaying good riddance to scotch-tape and black mascaraas you board the Asian American Movement—c. 1968Next Stop…S. F. State, Manzanar, Agbayani Village, Wounded Knee, I-Hotel…armed with Issei comradesMalcolm’s ghostand the Red Bookyou hunt America’s three-headed beastrace/sex/classmaking Third World-class timewith a strong East Wind at your backthe People at your side Sawtelle Sanseipumping gas and checking oilto pay the note on a newmaroon ’65 Mustangbuilt by union handslike those in Pico Riverabefore Ford dropped a bomb3000 workers widefront-line casualtiesfrom unfriendly fireblue collar …
Issei Spirits
2014年3月24日 • トニー・オオスミ
rattling rice cookergohan steamingissei ghost escapespirits risejust in timeto wash up for dinner come and join me, old-timerthere’s boiled squid—shoyu satoand aunty’s takuanand if you like, tamago gohan let this yonsei steam you a fishginger, green onions, sesame oiltaught to me by a Chinese buddy Nihonmachi has changed ojisanno more pool halls or china meshiand poor Weller Streethas been swallowed upby a monster named Kajima so tell me the truthdid you really set plantation firesand block home platein dusty lots …
Community Restructuring: Camps 1995
2014年3月12日 • トニー・オオスミ
Lately I’ve been having a reoccurring dream—a real nightmare. In my dream Japanese Americans are sent back to Camp. It begins with me dropping by my grandma’s to see if there are any leftovers for dinner. But something is terribly wrong. Grandma is frantically burying the rice cooker and mumbles something about not getting caught with subversive contraband. When I ask her where Uncle Bill is, she tells me he’s packing for the Trip. When I press her for details …
The Spirit of Gambatte-san
2014年2月26日 • トニー・オオスミ
Once upon a time, there was a woman named Ms. Gambatte who lived in Little Tokyo. Gambattesan’s home, like many in Little Tokyo at the time, stood in the shadow of a giant mountain. Known as Kajimayama, the towering mountain stood so tall that it blocked out the sun for miles around, forcing Little Tokyo into gloomy darkness. Without the sun’s energy, plants died, animals went hungry, and people’s bodies grew cold and unhappy. Every morning, Gambattesan asked the giant …
A Little Tokyo Bully Learns a Lesson
2014年2月17日 • トニー・オオスミ
Once upon a time there were a group of children who lived in Little Tokyo. Like most boys and girls they played together. They’d shoot marbles near Little Tokyo Towers, jumped rope along Weller Street, and played handball behind the Far East Cafe. One of the children was named Benji O. Tani. Because Benji’s family owned the biggest business in Little Tokyo, he always had the fanciest marbles and newest jump ropes and handballs. But Benji was a very selfish …
