literature
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A ‘twisted trip’ filled with ‘raunchy comedy and poignant tenderness’
July 23, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
The Confessions of a Number One Son: The Great Chinese American Novel By Frank Chin, edited by Calvin McMillin (Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 2015, 280 pp., $24, paperback, $45 […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Pioneering Nisei writer and physician, Yasuo Sasaki, fought for reproductive freedom
October 18, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
This is the first installment of a two-part series that traces aspects of the long and rich life of Dr. Yasuo Sasaki, who was a pioneering Nisei poet and intellectual, […] READ MORE
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Dream big, or go home
July 26, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
IT’S A BIG WORLD, LITTLE PIG! By Kristi Yamaguchi, illustrated by Tim Bowers (Naperville, Ill.: Sourcebooks, 2012, 32 pp., $16.99, hardcover) Sansei Olympic figure skating medalist Kristi Yamaguchi has written […] READ MORE
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NEA presents 2012 grants
December 8, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) announced its 2012 grant awards recipients for Art Works on Nov. 17. According to the NEA, its grants are […] READ MORE
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A legendary artist’s lifetime of loneliness
August 11, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
THE EAST-WEST HOUSE: Noguchi’s Childhood in Japan By Christy Hale (New York: Lee and Low Books, 2009, 32 pp., $17.95, hardcover) Always having been curious about the life of biracial […] READ MORE
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Anecdotes from times now past
August 5, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
THE DEMON AT AGI BRIDGE AND OTHER JAPANESE TALES Edited by Haruo Shirane and translated by Burton Watson (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010, 160 pp., $22.50, paperback) Ancient texts […] READ MORE
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BOOK REVIEW: A world of frightening poignancy
August 5, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
Hotel Iris By Yoko Ogawa (New York: Picador, 2010, 176 pp., $14, paperback) “If Mother is so intent on paying me compliments, it might be because she doesn’t really love […] READ MORE
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BOOK REVIEW: Mystery novel unveils the power to change another’s life
August 5, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
The Devil’s Whisper By Miyuki Miyabe, translated by Stuhr Iwabuchi (Kondansha: New York, 2010, 264 pp., $11.95, paperback) Miyabe does it again — the elegantly crafted, more-than-just-mystery novel in “The […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Feminist Writer Ishigaki Made Waves
March 25, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In the decade surrounding World War II, the Japanese-born feminist and activist Ayako Ishigaki lived in the United States, where she distinguished herself as a radical intellectual and outspoken opponent […] READ MORE
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