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Here we share a final installment of a long series tribute to the late, great Amy Uyematsu. Since J…

Amy Uyematsu +1 • Dec. 21, 2023

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Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 5

As we continue to pay homage to the great Amy Uyematsu, we wanted to feature a special collective p…

Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka +5 • Oct. 19, 2023

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Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 3

This month, we continue to pay tribute to Amy Uyematsu with two wonderful poetry and prose pie…

Teresa Mei Chuc +2 • Aug. 17, 2023

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Sadakichi Hartmann and Nisei Writers: An Early Mentor and Inspiration

Floyd Cheung, my brilliant friend and sometime collaborator, is a devoted scholar of Asian Americ…

Greg Robinson • July 27, 2023

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Madame Sojin and Eddie Sojin: The Lives of Chie and Edo Mita

In the first half of this segment, I traced the career of Hollywood silent film actor Sojin Kamiyam…

Greg Robinson • July 13, 2023

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David Mura

David Mura is an Asian American poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist whose w…

Sophie Munk • June 19, 2023

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

An Unstoppable Fluttering

Yonsei entrepreneur and writer Kelsey Kawana was introduced to me by kindred friend and artist Beau…

Kelsey Kawana +1 • Sept. 15, 2022

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A Day at the Racetrack: Kenneth Rexroth’s Support for Japanese Americans During World War II

Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982) is, in many ways, California’s poet. Although born in Indiana a…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Aug. 28, 2022

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This month, we are happy to present two poems from San Francisco-based writer and visual artist, Sh…

Shizue Seigel +1 • May 19, 2022

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It is a wonderful thing to be able to start the year with weather and words that are crisp, refresh…

Sawako Nakayasu +1 • Jan. 20, 2022

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Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 7

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 5

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 3

Sadakichi Hartmann and Nisei Writers: An Early Mentor and Inspiration

Madame Sojin and Eddie Sojin: The Lives of Chie and Edo Mita

David Mura

An Unstoppable Fluttering

A Day at the Racetrack: Kenneth Rexroth’s Support for Japanese Americans During World War II

Baachan

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