Koji Steven Sakai has written two feature films that have been produced; Haunted Highway and The People I’ve Slept With.
Koji is a graduate from the University of Southern California’s Masters of Professional Writing program. He has held several fellowships, starting with the most recent, which include: The Writers Boot Camp Fellowship (2009), The Producers Guild: Power of Diversity Workshop (2009), Film Independent’s Project: Involve (2007), Visual Communication’s Armed With a Camera (2006), and Screenwriting Expo 4: New Visions Fellowship award (2005).
In addition to his work in film, Koji is a regular contributor to Discover Nikkei (www.discovernikkei.org/en/) and 8Asians (www.8Asians.com). He also contributed a story (Meet Joe) to Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology, the first graphic novel anthology written/drawn/and about Asian Americans. Secret Identities was released by New Press in April of 2009.
Koji is the manager of public programs at the Japanese American National Museum (www.janm.org). He is in charge of the concerts, lectures, workshops, family days, screenings, and other public events.
Nikkei Interests
Part 3 of 5: Renunciant
Sept. 16, 2011
Part 2 of 5: No No
Sept. 9, 2011
Part 1 of 5: Crimes
Sept. 2, 2011
Why Are Asians Yellow?
Dec. 9, 2011
Helen H. Ota, Artistic Director, Cold Tofu
Oct. 13, 2011
SHOKORA's Junichi Hernandez Yoshikai
Aug. 23, 2011
Sonia Sakamoto-Jog, Executive Director, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Oct. 21, 2011
Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Chair, UCLA Asian American Studies Center
July 19, 2011
Ellen Somekawa, Executive Director, Asian Americans United
Aug. 3, 2011
Karen Narasaki, President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center
June 23, 2011
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