Jonathan van Harmelen
In search of Chinese restaurants past, present, and future: An interview with professor Gabriel...
Chinese restaurants are among the oldest eating establishments in the United States. For centuries, Chinese immigrants settling in the U.S. brought with them the...
Amy Tan’s latest book offers a new way to think about life
In an era when we can easily distract ourselves with our phones, birding (AKA bird watching) has found a new flock of supporters as...
Chin Music Press releases reprint of Lawrence Matsuda’s ‘Fighting for America’
On Nov. 7, 2023, Chin Music Press will release its latest book, Fighting For America. The most recent edition in its series of graphic...
Reflecting on Gordon Hirabayashi’s contributions to Japanese Canadian redress
Many American civil rights heroes have left their impact on the world: Martin Luther King Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois, Malcolm X. One name worthy...
A lost film? Remembering Bad Day at Black Rock
One would think that a film like Bad Day At Black Rock would be a household name. Directed by John Sturges (the same Sturges...
“We Regret To Say” – The tenacity of Yoshiko Uchida
“We regret to say,” “After careful consideration,” “We are awfully sorry.” These phrases send shivers through the heart of an aspiring writer. Of course,...
Kenneth Yasuda: The Nisei poet who foresaw the success of No-No Boy
Have you ever heard of the poet Kenneth (AKA Shoson) Yasuda? Chances are, you may not have. Yet he was influential in popularizing haiku...
Catching up with journalist and author Gene Oishi about “In Search of Hiroshi”, a...
An outstanding and innovative Nisei writer, Gene Oishi has movingly portrayed the trauma of the wartime incarceration of the Japanese American community.
Born in 1933...
