Entrevistas

1. What Nikkei means to her

2. Fitting in to both sides of her family

3. Hapa Haole

4. Daughters want to identify with their cultures

5. Culture is an important part of one's identity

6. Writing a novel on the 442nd

7. Not many Japanese Jews

Biller,Francesca Yukari

Periodista judío japonesa-americana

Culture is an important part of one's identity

Like "Mommy, should I get a Bat Mitzvah," and "Why did you marry Daddy and your first husband..." They ask me questions and make me think about and go over my life, like you're asking me questions. So they make me think of things in a different way. I always try to bring the Japanese cultural lifestyle and remind them that they're Japanese in our home. I think it’s a really important part of every person's identity, where they came from. It makes them who they are, even if they're not aware of it, of where they came from their grandparents or great grandparents, to see what people before you went through in order for you to have the life that you have. I want them to feel grateful for that. Having a rice cooker constantly filled with fresh rice on the kitchen table doesn't hurt either. Like my mom, in the morning, she puts on the rice. Then you can have it all day and you can have with your things. The food too plays a big part of it. But they definitely see themselves as Japanese Americans, with some Jewish in them. More than Jewish Americans with Japanese.

cultura comida hapa japoneses personas de raza mixta

Fecha: April 4, 2013

Zona: California, US

Entrevista: Patricia Wakida

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

Entrevista

Francesca Biller nació en Hawai de padre judío y madre japonesa americana y criada en California del Sur.

Ella es una galardonada periodista investigadora, satírica política, autora, y comentarista social en la prensa, radio y televisión. De raíces japonesas y judías, ella escribe sobre su interesante antecedente de forma tanto introspectiva como humorística y su trabajo ha sido publicado en The Huffington Post, CNN, The Los Angeles Times, The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, y muchas otras publicaciones. Sus premiaciones incluyen el premio Edward R. Murrow, dos premios Golden Mike, y cuatro premios de Excelencia en Periodismo de la Sociedad de Periodistas Profesionales.

Biller actualmente escribe tres libros; el primero es una novela sobre el Batallón de infantería 442, ambientada en Hawai, el segundo es una compilación de ensayos humorísticos sobre el crecer como japonés judío en Los Angeles durante la década de los setenta, y el tercero es un libro de divulgación sobre el cómo una dieta de comidas hawaiana, japonesa y judía mantiene a su familia saludable y feliz. Ella también participa actualmente en un tour radial nacional discutiendo su humorístico punto de vista en política, cultura pop y familias. (Agosto 2013)