<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[subject results for "American literature — Japanese American authors"]]></title><description><![CDATA[subject results for "American literature — Japanese American authors"]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/seattle/rss/search?query=%22American%20literature%20%E2%80%94%20Japanese%20American%20authors%22&amp;searchType=subject&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:33:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration]]></title><description><![CDATA["The collective voice of Japanese Americans defined by a specific moment in time: the four years of World War II during which the US government expelled resident aliens and its own citizens from their homes and imprisoned 125,000 of them in American concentration camps, based solely upon the race they shared with a wartime enemy. A Penguin Classic This anthology presents a new vision that recovers and reframes the literature produced by the people targeted by the actions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress to deny Americans of Japanese ancestry any individual hearings or other due process after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. From nearly seventy selections of fiction, poetry, essays, memoirs, and letters emerges a shared story of the struggle to retain personal integrity in the face of increasing dehumanization - all anchored by the key government documents that incite the action. The selections favor the pointed over the poignant, and the unknown over the familiar, with several new translations among previously unseen works that have been long overlooked on the shelf, buried in the archives, or languished unread in the Japanese language. The writings are presented chronologically so that readers can trace the continuum of events as the incarcerees experienced it. The contributors span incarcerees, their children born in or soon after the camps, and their descendants who reflect on the long-term consequences of mass incarceration for themselves and the nation. Many of the voices are those of protest. Some are those of accommodation. All are authentic. Together they form an epic narrative with a singular vision of America's past, one with disturbing resonances with the American present"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C3956265</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C3956265</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3956265030</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780143133285/MC.GIF&amp;client=sepup&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminals]]></title><description><![CDATA["Criminals follows the lives of a sister and brother, Ruth and Hank Tanazaki, as they struggle to free themselves from the weight of their parents' generation in a small Japanese American community in Los Angeles in the late 1950s and early 1960s. This poignant story of the double-edged nature of community-a force that supports the group, but often at the expense of the individual-explores the possibilities and limits of seeking personal freedom through creativity. Masaoka's dazzling, deeply-moving debut is also an eloquent addition to the canon of Asian American literature"--Amazon.]]></description><link>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C4031982</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C4031982</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Masaoka, Ben]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4031982030</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Novel</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781955593106/MC.GIF&amp;client=sepup&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to Home]]></title><description><![CDATA["Letters to Home: Art and Writing by LGBTQ+ Nikkei and Allies asks what it means to welcome others and to be welcomed home. Bringing together art, poetry, and story-telling from nearly 50 contributors across the US and Japan, this wide-ranging volume offers a nuanced exploration of the trials and triumphs of finding community, and the process of co-constructing a sense of belonging for all queer Nikkei. This project was the vision of Okaeri, a Los Angeles-based organization dedicated to creating visibility, compassionate spaces, and transformation for LGBTQ+ Nikkei and their families"-- Amazon.]]></description><link>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C4051466</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C4051466</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4051466030</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Art and Writing by LGBTQ+ Nikkei and Allies</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798218431808/MC.GIF&amp;client=sepup&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Offering of Rice]]></title><link>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C2489011</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C2489011</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hara, Mavis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2489011030</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780910043762/MC.GIF&amp;client=sepup&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ayumi]]></title><link>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C275278</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S30C275278</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/275278030</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Japanese American Anthology = [Ayumi : Nikkei Beijin Bungei Shū]</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780960322206/MC.GIF&amp;client=sepup&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>