Tamiko Nimura revisits her Japanese American father’s keen account of WWII incarceration

Tamiko Nimura faces the past head-on as she shares coming to terms with her family's experiences while incarcerated during ...
World War Wisdom on MSN

How the Nisei became America’s most decorated soldiers

During World War II, thousands of second-generation Japanese Americans, known as Nisei, fought bravely for a country that had ...
The Nation

Karen Tei Yamashita on Why We Shouldn’t Take Fiction Lightly

A conversation with the author about her new book’s regretful relevance amidst escalatingly violent ICE detainments. Ad Policy (Chris Hardy) This article appears in the June 2026 issue, with the ...
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The Nisei soldier who saved Merrill’s Marauders on Maggot Hill

Merrill’s Marauders were sent deep behind Japanese lines in Burma to disrupt the enemy’s rear areas and help reopen the route ...
The New York Times

She Began with Japanese American History. Then She Made Things Up.

In her sprawling new novel, Karen Tei Yamashita sprinkles fanciful details (a trombone narrator!) into the bracing story of World War II internment. “Questions 27 & 28” is Karen Tei Yamashita’s first ...
KTVZ

There’s Good News: Bend father-daughter duo honored for preserving Nisei veterans’ history in Oregon

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Bend father-daughter duo is being honored for helping preserve Oregon history. Eric Ballinger and his daughter Mia Ballinger helped lead the coalition behind the Oregon Nisei ...