Frank Abe is producer/director of the award-winning PBS documentary, CONSCIENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION. He helped produce the two original “Day of Remembrance” media events in Seattle and Portland that publicly dramatized the campaign for redress. …
Michael Kenji Abe is a third generation Japanese Canadian, born and raised in Ontario, Canada. His grandparents immigrated to Canada from Kyushu, Japan in the early 20th century. His father’s family came from Beppu, Oita. …
Julie Abe is the author of the Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch middle grade fantasy series. She has lived in Silicon Valley, spent many humid summers in Japan, and currently basks in the sunshine of Southern …
Sara Kumiko Koike Abiusi grew up in Winter Haven, Florida. She completed her Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband and two children. Sara …
Amina Abuthahir (she/her) is a first generation Muslim Indian-American. Her parents are from Southern India, Tamilnadu; Tamil, her mother language and culture has played a large part in her upbringing and identity. She is in …
Stephanie Adachi was born on June 27, 1996, and is originally from Burbank, California. She is currently a fourth-year student at University of California, San Diego, majoring in Biochemistry/Cell Biology and minoring in History. Updated …
Dean Ryuta Adachi is a half-yonsei, half-shin-nisei from Northern California. He is currently a PhD candidate in American History at Claremont Graduate University and a lecturer of Asian American Studies at Harvey Mudd College. His …
Avril Adams has been writing short stories for a number of years in various genres. Her most recent publication credit is “The Lowriders” in the Sisters In Crime/LA anthology Last Exit to Murder. “The Lowriders” …
Susan Aihoshi is a sansei writer and editor who was born in Toronto and has worked in publishing for most of her career. She is the author of Torn Apart, part of Scholastic's Dear Canada …
Erin Akamine was born and raised in Culver City, California. She recently graduated from UC Santa Cruz, where she double majored in General Literature and Linguistics. With family ties to Okinawa, Hawai‘i, Los Angeles, Manzanar, …
Fábio Akamine is a graphic designer living in São Paulo. He is the author of the book "Agijabiyo!" , in which he recounts his experiences searching for his roots. In his spare time, he dedicates …
Silvia Lumy Akioka is a Brazilian Sansei. She was a dekasegui at age 17, and on another occasion, she was an Exchange Student in Fukuoka Prefecture, when she published the series "The Year of a …
Narumi Akita was born in Asunción, Paraguay. She has a degree in Communication Sciences. She works as a communications consultant, is Executive Secretary of the Nikkei Gaimusho Alumni Association of Paraguay, a columnist for Diario …
Born in 1982. Originally from Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Moved by the Japanese colonies she visited in Bolivia and Brazil while studying at university, she undertook journalist training at the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Shimbun after graduating. …
Kaori Akiyama is a museum professional and researcher who was born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. She lived in Hawai‘i from 1999 to 2009 and earned a B.A. in Anthropology and a Graduate Certificate in Museum …
Born in Tokyo. After working in the programming department of TBS Radio, she wrote as an editor for entertainment magazines and music magazines. She then moved to Canada after working at the Expo '86 Transportation …
Antonio Aloia is an American historian who focuses on Martial Arts History. Since 2019, he has headed the online chronicle Martial Arts of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (MAYTT), where many martial arts interviews, editorials, and …
Patrick Alvarado has been part of the Nishi family for more than 25 years, and has had a strong interest in the history of Japanese Americans. In addition to his family connection to Manzanar, as …
Mikiko Amagai was Managing Editor of The North American Post, the Seattle Japanese-community newspaper, from 2001 to 2005. Of her tenure, Mikiko feels that the most memorable articles she wrote were her interviews of the …
Jimmy Seiji Amemiya Siu, bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering. Since childhood, I've been taking part in the Nikkei community via the Peru Yamanashi Shinbokukai [Japanese Peruvian Association]. At age 17, I started a youth group …
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