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Nima of the month: January 2011

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

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An Asian American President?

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March 12, 2008

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Feb. 16, 2008 Los Angeles, California, United States

Community Day of Remembrance @ Japanese American National Museum

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Oshogatsu

Besides Groundhog’s day, my favorite holiday is New Year’s. I look forward to it every …

Jan. 3, 2008

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Natto

When I was a child, I wouldn’t eat anything that I thought was too “weird,” at le…

Dec. 26, 2007

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Traveling Japanese / American

The best thing about being Japanese American is the travel benefits. When I leave North America and…

Nov. 28, 2007

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To the guy that bothered me at the mall

Since we are both humans, I assure you we are the same. The same DNA, RNA, and cells. If not exact …

Oct. 24, 2007

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My Grandfather: Takaichi Sakai

He burned sensitive files while working for a foreign government. He said that he was not willing t…

Sept. 19, 2007

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When I was a Kid…

When I was a kid, I remember thinking the world was almost perfect. I assumed that by the time I be…

Aug. 22, 2007

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Are you a true JA?

Since I’m yonsei (fourth generation) and work at the Japanese American National Museum, I&rsq…

July 25, 2007

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