Category: Japanese
Now Showing in Theaters: うまれつき (Born With It)
A Black-Japanese student enters a Japanese school. The Japanese students are amazed, curious, condescending, afraid, finding ways to make him outcast. This Short Film, written and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr., shines a lens onto a small town, and gives a picture of how Japanese-mix children and people, and black-mixed people and … Continue Reading Now Showing in Theaters: うまれつき (Born With It)
Japan Entertainment Magazine Interview
Militarized Mama Amerasia – an International Women’s Day Reflection
New Video posted on YouTube: “BLACK PACIFIC ELEGY”
Here is the second installment of my video series. It is a visual poem. Read, listen, feel, think. Hopefully you will be curious, look up information and terms you don’t quite know or understand. Be outraged? Become more understanding? Curious? Watch this in HD for the best view! If you … Continue Reading New Video posted on YouTube: “BLACK PACIFIC ELEGY”
Preview by Wendy Cheng, of my upcoming book: Dream of the Water Children
MUSIC VIDS!! – Kubota Toshinobu 久保田利伸 – Japan’s First Big Male J-R&B Star
Podcast: “Violence and Memory” — My Discussion at As(I)Am project
Time for some J-Reggae/R&B!! – by Pushim – with Rappers 韻シスト(Insist): Don’t Stop
Japan’s Favorite female J-Reggae/R&B/HipHop artist: PUSHIM プシン, presents “Don’t Stop” with J-rapper 韻シスト(Insist)
At USC – Sawyer-Mellon Seminar: Transpacific Approach
It’s Official! My BOOK will be PUBLISHED – Fall 2014! (Now delayed until 2017)
It’s official! My Book will be published in the Fall of 2014 – by 2Leaf Press. I will keep everyone updated. I have provided the Vimeo introductory video here. More will follow. While watching this video, there are two issues I want to mention. SORRY–THIS BOOK WILL BE DELAYED until … Continue Reading It’s Official! My BOOK will be PUBLISHED – Fall 2014! (Now delayed until 2017)
GENERATION NEXUS – Reflections
I’ll be Presenting in Upcoming Programs!!
OUT NOW! New Book by Walter Hamilton!
Within Every Woman . . . There is a Story: COMFORT WOMEN OF WWII–commentary
Within Every Woman . . . . . There is a Story. Yes. This is a very important film. I am glad that it is made.
KARTIKA REVIEW: my poem is published in Latest Issue!
One of the best Asian-American literary journals in the United States is The Kartika Review. The Spring 2012 issue was just released, with my first published poem entitled: For Kiyoko, Epitaph/Chikai published in the issue. It is a poem dedicated to my mother, who just passed away this past September.
Dream of the Water Children: The Black Pacific 