Chizu Omori

Segregation camps bred turmoil and frustration

A look at 'Starting From Loomis and Other Stories'

'A Principled Stand' provides insight into Hirabayashi's thinking

Over the years, the production of books dealing with the Japanese-American experience continues to flourish with attention now being paid to aspects which have...

In looking at the cover picture of “After Camp: Portraits in Midcentury Japanese American Life and Politics,” Greg Robinson’s collection of essays, one might...

Periodically, something comes along to remind us of the fact that there is still a great deal of ignorance surrounding this part in our...

There aren’t many Nisei writers who have achieved literary success of the kind that gets them attention from more mainstream critics. One of the...

A beloved Japanese American literary writer passes, but is remembered by a long-time friend and fellow writer.

It has been over 6 decades since the incarceration of Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians took place during WWII, and in the last decade...

Mayor Ed Murray and Human Services Department Director Catherine Lester announced a request for proposals (RFP) for $30 million of funding for homelessness services, the first time the City of Seattle has competitively bid its homeless services contracts in more than a decade. The RFP being issued by the Human Services Department (HSD) reflects the changes made under the City’s plan to address homelessness, Pathways Home, including a major focus on getting people into permanent housing. The RFP is for funding available for 2018.