Author Series

JOHN OKADA: THE LIFE AND REDISCOVERED WORK OF THE AUTHOR OF NO-NO BOY

READ the review HERE from the Nichi Bei Weekly Summer Book Review, written by Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara: Nikkei literary pioneer re-examined

• Bay Area Book Launch — 12 p.m. followed by Reception
NJAHS Peace Gallery, 1684 Post St., S.F. Japantown

• East Bay Event — 4 p.m. with light refreshments
J-Sei, 1285 66th St., Emeryville, CA

Editors Frank Abe from Seattle, Wash. and Greg Robinson from Montreal, Canada will be in attendance for a book signing and to discuss the life and work of John Okada, the author of “No-No Boy” — one of the most highly regarded Japanese American novels.

“John Okada: The Life & Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy” will be on sale for a special discounted price of $25 (reg. $29.95), while the original 2014 version of “No-No Boy” the novel by John Okada will be on sale for $15. Pre-orders and mail orders are available now through Nov. 1 at www.nichibei.org/author-series.

About the Editors
Frank Abe is a journalist and producer of the PBS documentary Conscience and the Constitution. Nichi Bei Weekly columnist Greg Robinson is professor of history at Université du Québec a Montréal whose most recent book is “The Great Unknown: Japanese American Sketches.” In addition to editors Abe, Robinson and Floyd Chueng, the book contributors are Lawson Fusao Inada, Martha Nakagawa, Stephen H. Sumida, Shawn Wong and Jeffrey T. Yamashita.

For more information, visit www.nichibei.org/author-series or e-mail programs@nichibeifoundation.org.

Funded by:

California Civil Liberties Public Education Program