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Revisiting Summer of the Big Bachi Twenty Years Later

2024 marks the twentieth anniversary of Naomi Hirahara’s novel, Summer of the Big Bachi. This kic…

Lauren Rise Masuda • Dec. 30, 2024

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Summer of the Big Bachi: Naomi Hirahara’s Japanese American Mystery

In honor of the twentieth anniversary of Naomi Hirahara’s first Mas Arai novel, Summer of the Big B…

Darryl Mori • Dec. 30, 2024

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A Chilling Nikkei Detective Thriller: Cold to the Touch by Kerri Hakoda

Anchorage Homicide Detective DeHavilland Beans looks forward to starting every morning with coffee …

Darryl Mori • Dec. 16, 2024

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Pulling a Fast one? E.V. Cunningham and the Masuto Mysteries

Some time ago, I published a column in Nichi Bei News discussing writer Len Zinberg, who wrote a sh…

Greg Robinson • Dec. 5, 2024

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Naomi Hirahara’s Meticulously-Researched Mystery about Postwar Midcentury Japanese America

There’s a haunting in Naomi Hirahara’s latest novel, Evergreen—a much-anticipated sequel to her nov…

Tamiko Nimura • March 14, 2024

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The Heart of Naomi Hirahara’s Evergreen

Naomi Hirahara is a Japanese American writer and journalist known for her award-winning mystery n…

Lincoln Der • Aug. 22, 2023

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A New Mystery Novel, Island Style, from Naomi Hirahara

Naomi Hirahara’s new mystery novel, An Eternal Lei introduces us to Leilani Santiago, a spirited,…

Esther Newman • March 11, 2022

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Chapter Twelve — Family Ties

“Just give it to me, Maki.” I hear Carrie’s voice behind me. I’m so relieved that she, Som, and Cro…

Naomi Hirahara • Sept. 4, 2019

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Iced in Paradise - An Interview with Author Naomi Hirahara on her Upcoming Release

Naomi Hirahara, Japanese-American writer and Los Angeles local, is known for her thrilling (and a…

Danielle Yuki Yang • Aug. 22, 2019

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Killer Roll

Chapter Eleven — How to Sharpen a Knife

One of the first things Yudai, my boss at the sushi bar, taught me was how to properly sharpen my k…

Naomi Hirahara • Aug. 4, 2019

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