Being Japanese American (eBook)

A JA Sourcebook for Nikkei, Hapa . . . & Their Friends

Gil Asakawa (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015 | Second Edition
176 Seiten
Stone Bridge Press (Verlag)
978-1-61172-914-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A celebration of Japanese American culture: facts, recipes, songs, words, and memories that every Japanese American will want to share.

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A celebration of JA culture: facts, recipes, songs, words, and memories that every JA will want to share.From immigration to discrimination and internment, and then to reparations and a high rate of intermarriage, Americans of Japanese descent share a long and sometimes painful history, and now fear their unique culture is being lost.Gil Asakawa's celebration of what makes JAs so special is an entertaining blend of facts and features, of recipes, songs, and memories that every JA will want to share with friends and family. Included are interviews with famous JAs and a look at how it's hip to be Japanese, from manga to martial arts, plus a section on Japantown communities and tips for JA's scrapbooking their families and traveling to Japan to rediscover their roots.

Autor

lt;div>Gil Asakawa a is a journalist, editor, author, speaker and blogger who covers Asian American, Japanese American and Japanese culture in blogs and social media. He writes regular columns for and is a member of the Editorial Board for the Pacific Citizen, the national newspaper of the Japanese American Citizens League, and his columns are also published in the Nikkei Voice, the national newspaper of Japanese Canadians