
Tamiko Nimura is an Asian American writer living in Tacoma, Washington. Her training in literature and American ethnic studies (MA, PhD, University of Washington) prepared her to research, document, and tell the stories of people of color. She has been writing for Discover Nikkei since 2008.
Tamiko just published her first book, Rosa Franklin: A Life in Health Care, Public Service, and Social Justice (Washington State Legislature Oral History Program, 2020). Her second book is a co-written graphic novel, titled We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration (Chin Music Press/Wing Luke Asian Museum, forthcoming February 9, 2021). She is working on a memoir called PILGRIMAGE.
Nikkei Interests

Barbed Wire, Guard Tower, Tar Paper Barracks, Roll Call
March 9, 2023

Manzanar, Diverted: An Appreciation
Feb. 7, 2023

Love and Reckoning: A Meditation On Family Photos
Dec. 6, 2022

Writing on the Wall—Text for Resisters: A Legacy of Movement from the Japanese American Incarceration
Nov. 8, 2022

Sansei Granddaughters’ Journey Exhibit at Tanforan Detention Center Site
Aug. 4, 2022

Karen Maeda Allman's Life in Punk Rock - Part 3
May 29, 2022

Karen Maeda Allman's Life in Punk Rock - Part 2
May 22, 2022

Karen Maeda Allman's Life in Punk Rock - Part 1
May 15, 2022

“A Deep Collective Feeling”: Emily Akpan, Black-Nikkei Activist Hero
March 29, 2022

Reframing Japanese American Bitterness: A Partial Chronology
March 7, 2022
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