Gil Asakawa has worked in the media as a writer, editor, music critic and online expert for 40 years. He's currently Asoociate Editor for New Hope Network's Nutrition Business Journal. Gil and his partner Erin Yoshimura recently launched visualizAsian.com, a website featuring live interviews with Asian American Pacific Islander leaders to inspire others to follow in their footsteps. The author of Being Japanese American (Stone Bridge Press, 2004) and co-author of The Toy Book (Knopf, 1991). He is a nationally-known speaker and commentator on Japanese American and Asian American identity and issues. He writes a blog, Nikkeiview.com, about pop culture and politics from an Asian American perspective. He also tweets, spends too much time on Facebook, and is a member of every social site and service he hears about.
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Contents Introduction Part I: JAs Yesterday 1 Where Did We Come From? Paving the way • Here to stay • The camps • Fighting for a place in society • Speaking out • Redress 2 Memories of Home Games • Crafting a culture • Musical roots • Spiritual roots 3 Customs Turning Japanese • The gift of giving • Celebrations • The rules of death • Rules of etiquette • Values—good and bad 4 Food What’s “authentic” Japanese food? • Ramen • Rice • JA specialties • Mochi and the special foods of New Year • Mochi madness • Recipes you can try 5 Language Typically Japanese—and therefore JA • Growing up in a bilingual household • It’s my name; please don’t mangle it • Learning Japanese Part II: JAs Today 6 It’s Hip to Be Japanese! The power of anime • The man in the lizard suit • Ameri-kana • Hai! Karate • The sporting life • J-pop and the sound of young Japan • On the silver screen • JA lit • On the cutting edge 7 JA Communities Japantowns • Community organizations • Community without J-towns • Church life, newspapers, and the Wonder Years • Nikkei, not just JA • Japanese Canadians, eh 8 Scrapbooking Your History Photos, postcards, and other memorabilia • Climbing the Japanese family tree • Immigration records • Researching internment history • Recording your family history • Preserving your family’s legacy 9 Homeward Bound Strangers in a familiar land • Ways to go • Getting young people to Japan • Tips for your trip Part III: JAs Tomorrow 10 APA, Not Just JA Pan-Asian, not pan-Oriental • Rugs are Oriental; we’re Asian • The rise of Yellow Power • A better tomorrow for APAs on screen • An apology at last • Our work’s not done • Building bridges in a post-/ world Part IV: Resources Organizations • Sites about Japan • Japanese culture • Genealogy • Hapa issues • Internment resources • JA/Nikkei/APA sites • Shopping • Travel to Japan • Books • Films and videos Index
Contents Introduction Part I: JAs Yesterday 1 Where Did We Come From? Paving the way • Here to stay • The camps • Fighting for a place in society • Speaking out • Redress 2 Memories of Home Games • Crafting a culture • Musical roots • Spiritual roots 3 Customs Turning Japanese • The gift of giving • Celebrations • The rules of death • Rules of etiquette • Values—good and bad 4 Food What’s “authentic” Japanese food? • Ramen • Rice • JA specialties • Mochi and the special foods of New Year • Mochi madness • Recipes you can try 5 Language Typically Japanese—and therefore JA • Growing up in a bilingual household • It’s my name; please don’t mangle it • Learning Japanese Part II: JAs Today 6 It’s Hip to Be Japanese! The power of anime • The man in the lizard suit • Ameri-kana • Hai! Karate • The sporting life • J-pop and the sound of young Japan • On the silver screen • JA lit • On the cutting edge 7 JA Communities Japantowns • Community organizations • Community without J-towns • Church life, newspapers, and the Wonder Years • Nikkei, not just JA • Japanese Canadians, eh 8 Scrapbooking Your History Photos, postcards, and other memorabilia • Climbing the Japanese family tree • Immigration records • Researching internment history • Recording your family history • Preserving your family’s legacy 9 Homeward Bound Strangers in a familiar land • Ways to go • Getting young people to Japan • Tips for your trip Part III: JAs Tomorrow 10 APA, Not Just JA Pan-Asian, not pan-Oriental • Rugs are Oriental; we’re Asian • The rise of Yellow Power • A better tomorrow for APAs on screen • An apology at last • Our work’s not done • Building bridges in a post-/ world Part IV: Resources Organizations • Sites about Japan • Japanese culture • Genealogy • Hapa issues • Internment resources • JA/Nikkei/APA sites • Shopping • Travel to Japan • Books • Films and videos Index
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