AsakawaColumnists What Are Words Worth: Hapa, Hafu or Mixed-Race? By Gil Asakawa I’ve just finished writing revisions for a new edition of my book, “Being Japanese American: A JA…P.C. EditorJanuary 27, 2015
AsakawaColumnists For JAs, Going to Japan Is Like Going Home One of the fish sellers at Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market, trimming that morning’s tuna catch and making the freshest sashimi…P.C. EditorNovember 19, 2014
AsakawaColumnists The Students Protesting for Their High School History Curriculum Are Fighting for Us, too By Gil Asakawa I grew up as part of a generation that found our collective voice in protest, for African…P.C. EditorOctober 27, 2014
AsakawaColumnists We All Need to Start Conversations About Caregiving. And this Documentary Can Help. By Gil Asakawa I’m a baby boomer, so I’m already an AARP member. If you’re not familiar with AARP, people…P.C. EditorOctober 27, 2014
AsakawaColumnists If You Have These Things You Must Be JA By Gil Asakawa All the Japanese Americans I know have all sorts of ways to show their cultural roots. It…P.C. EditorOctober 27, 2014
AsakawaColumnists How Are Asian Americans Reacting to the News From Ferguson? One of the few times Ferguson was mentioned (in passing) was in this panel, “Do Asian American Journalists Have a…P.C. EditorOctober 24, 2014
AsakawaColumnists Want to Connect With Your Japanese Heritage? Host a Visiting Teenager! Yurika Shiitani poses in front of the Flatirons rock formation in Boulder, Colo., with the ever-present Japanese peace sign. Photo…P.C. EditorOctober 24, 2014
AsakawaColumnists Asians Have Always Embraced Technology Early, and So Should You A sampling of Gil Asakawa’s old computers that are in his basement at home. Photo by Gil Asakawa By Gil…P.C. EditorOctober 23, 2014
AsakawaColumnists Growing Up With Stinky, Slimy, Altogether Wonderful Japanese Food The stinky and slimy natto dish is a fermented soybean is all too delicious and misunderstood. Photo by Gil Asakawa…P.C. EditorOctober 21, 2014
AsakawaColumnists Godzilla, the World’s Most Famous Japanese American By Gil Asakawa Although Hollywood has been making monster movies since the original 1933 film “King Kong,” the monster with…P.C. EditorOctober 20, 2014