Esther Newman

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Esther Newman creció en California. Después de la universidad y una carrera en Marketing y Producción de Medios para el Zoológico Metroparks de Cleveland en Ohio, Esther regresó a la escuela para estudiar Historia Americana del siglo XX. Mientras estaba en la escuela de posgrado, Esther se interesó en la historia de su familia, que la llevó a investigar temas que afectan la diáspora japonesa, que incluye el encarcelamiento, la migración y la asimilación. Está jubilada pero sigue su interés por escribir y apoyar a las organizaciones relacionadas con estos temas.

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In American Dream

Por Esther Newman
27 Nov 2023

There are as many ways to tell a story as there are stories. Historians, novelists, and artists of every conceivable medium have all chronicled the unjust internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. But an opera? Turns out, opera has always been the perfect medium to capture the emotions of highly charged dramatic events. Hawai‘i Opera Theatre’s recent production of An American Dream demonstrated exactly that. With exceptional performances, costumes and set designs, this modern opera captured the anguish and difficult choices demanded of families during warti…

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Inspirar para el futuro: Héroes nikkei menores de 30

For Kyra Karatsu—Writing is a Foregone Conclusion

Por Esther Newman
18 Ago 2023

Where does talent come from? Is it inherited or learned? Nature or nurture? According to the BBC’s Science Focus, the answer is both. However, “some people are born with greater potential, but without hard work and practicing, their talent will come to nothing.” This must have been written with Kyra Karatsu in mind. Her grandmother was a long time JANM volunteer and her great-aunt was a talented writer. While they may have paved the path, it’s Kyra who’s taken steps on that path to live up to the family legacy. Kyra, Yonsei on her father’s side with Germa…

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Love in the Library—A story for children, a lesson for grown-ups

Por Esther Newman
23 Jun 2023

Maggie Tokuda-Hall is an award winning author of children’s and young adult (YA) books. Her titles include Also an Octopus, about an octopus who builds a space ship, The Mermaid, The Witch and The Sea, about, well, you guessed it, a mermaid and a witch, and Squad, a coming-of-age story featuring teenage werewolves. But her most recent book, Love in the Library, published in 2022, is firmly rooted in real life. It’s the story of how her grandparents met and fell in love while incarcerated at Minidoka War Relocation Center during World War II. It’s a story about hope and lo…

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Defining Courage: A Tribute to Nisei WWII Heroes Comes To Hawaii

Por Esther Newman
5 Abr 2023

Defining Courage—produced by Story Boldly and the Emmy Award-winning team of Jeff MacIntyre and David Ono—tells the story of the remarkable contributions and sacrifices made by 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, and the Military Intelligence Service during World War II. The Nisei members of these segregated units were subjected to prejudice at home and abroad but through countless acts of courage, came to be known as America’s finest, fiercest, and most decorated soldiers. This story has been told before, but n…

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Miye Sugino—Art as Advocacy: “To me, art is a reclamation of identity”

Por Esther Newman
2 Ene 2023

As one of JANM’s 30 Changemakers Under 30, Miye Sugino had amassed an impressive body of work and accomplishment most adults never achieve, all before receiving her high school diploma. Miye’s art and writing has gained national and international recognition including being one of twenty U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts through the National Young Arts Foundation. In addition, she has been an art mentor at San Quentin Prison through Empowerment Avenue and an intern at Loyola Law School’s Project for the Innocent. Miye, born in Chicago to a Japanese American father an…