Arts & Entertainment
We cover films and TV shows, theater projects, artists, museum exhibits and publish extensive book reviews in our New Year’s Edition and Summer Book Review.
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Murder and emotions unravel in postwar Little Tokyo mystery
JILL SHIRAKI, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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EVERGREEN By Naomi Hirahara (New York: Soho Press, 2023, 312 pp., $27.95, hardcover) Continuing to fill in the gaps of the postwar resettlement, Naomi Hirahara provides an intriguing and provocative […] READ MORE
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Warren Furutani’s memoir sparks interest, but falls short
BRIAN NIIYA, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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ac•tiv•ist, noun: a person who works to bring about political or social change By Warren Furutani (Warren Furutani: 2022, 272 pp., $21, paperback) For some 50 years, Warren Furutani has […] READ MORE
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EO9066’s ‘coerced prison work(ers)’
ART HANSEN, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION: The Camps and Coerced Labor During World War II By Stephanie Hinnershitz (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021, 309 pp., $39.95, hardcover) Although certainly not an American […] READ MORE
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An inquiry into the Kibei-Nisei ‘diasporic experiences’
ART HANSEN, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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CITIZENS, IMMIGRANTS, AND THE STATELESS: A Japanese American Diaspora in the Pacific By Michael R. Jin (Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2022, 223 pp., $30, paperback) I feel a close […] READ MORE
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Sweet monster story has an S.F. J-Town tie-in
Lisa Tsukamoto, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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Silly Green Mask By Judith Kajiwara, Illustrated by Felicia Hoshino (Oakland, Calif.: Lowkey Publishing, 2022, 38 pp., $24.99, hard cover) “Silly Green Mask” is a sweet story with a surprising […] READ MORE
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Making friends, one origami at a time
TWILA TOMITA, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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Yuna’s Cardboard Castles By Marie Tang, illustrated by Jieting Chen (Minneapolis: Beaming Books, 2023, 40 pp., $18.99, hard cover) This is a cute, simple story about how children can face […] READ MORE
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Serving her country with tenacity, gratitude and compassion
Lisa Tsukamoto, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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A Life of Service: The Story of Sen. Tammy Duckworth By Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Dow Phumiruk (Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2022, 48 pp., $18.99, hard cover) Award-winning Thai American […] READ MORE
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On girl power
TWILA TOMITA, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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You are Revolutionary! By Cindy Wang Brandt, illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao (Minneapolis: Beaming Books, 2021, 32 pp., $17.99, hard cover) This is a cute book about how diverse children grow […] READ MORE
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A poetry walk
TWILA TOMITA, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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Kiyoshi’s Walk By Mark Karlins and Illustrated by Nicole Wong (New York: Lee and Low Books, 2021, 32 pp., $19.95, hard cover) “Where do poems come from?” asks young Kiyoshi […] READ MORE
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Chef Masaharu Morimoto cooks up a reality sushi show
Gil Asakawa, Nichi Bei News Contributor
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Masaharu Morimoto is an icon best known as a perennial presence on “Iron Chef America” and in Japan, on the original “Iron Chef” program. Now, he’s on screen as a […] READ MORE
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