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Amerasia Journal pays tribute to Yuri Kochiyama, features work of graffiti artist Tempt One

The latest open-topic issue of Amerasia Journal highlights our longstanding commitments to the Asian American community, with a tribute to Yuri Kochiyama and a spotlight on renowned graffiti artist Tempt One.  To commemorate the passing of Yuri Kochiyama—one of the … Continue reading

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See Ya in San Francisco AAAS Conference

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Karen Tei Yamashita: Anime Wong Book Talk/Signing at UCLA, April 7

Amerasia Journal Editorial Board member and longtime contributor, Karen Tei Yamashita, will be presenting her latest publication Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance (published by Coffee House Press) at book talk here at UCLA on Monday, April 7th. The book talk and … Continue reading

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UCLA’s Amerasia Journal releases second volume of the Chinese-language Global Identities, Local Voices

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) and Amerasia Journal are proud to announce the U.S.-release of the second installation of Global Identities, Local Voices: Amerasia Journal at 40 Years. Following the publication of Volume 1 last year, the new … Continue reading

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Karen Tei Yamashita/I Hotel on April 10, 2011 @ Gardena Japanese Cultural Institute

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Karen Tei Yamashita, in the pages of Amerasia

Last week, we marked the welcome news that Karen Tei Yamashita’s I Hotel was named as one of the five finalists for the National Book Award for Fiction.  As we mentioned, Amerasia has had a long-running relationship with Yamashita, going as … Continue reading

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Karen Tei Yamashita on I Hotel, from the pages of Amerasia

We were greeted by the happy news last week that Karen Tei Yamashita’s latest novel I Hotel was named as one of the five finalists for the National Book Award in fiction.  It’s definitely a worthy nomination for Yamashita, an innovative … Continue reading

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