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Starting From Loomis and Other Stories
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Author: Hiroshi Kashiwagi
ISBN: 9781607322535
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Year: 2013
Format: Paper
Condition: New
ISBN: 9781607322535
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Year: 2013
Format: Paper
Condition: New
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A memoir in short stories, Starting from Loomis chronicles the life of accomplished writer, playwright, poet, and actor Hiroshi Kashiwagi. Born in 1922, 91 years old Kashiwagi has written a dynamic portrait remembering himself as a younger man. His collection of stories are a treasury of Japanese American history. His stories poignantly describe life in Loomis California near Sacramento, his family’s incarceration at Tule Lake, and life after relocation.
Central to this collection is during Kashiwagi's confinement at Tule Lake during World War II, his choice to answer "no" and "no" to questions 27 and 28 on the official government loyalty questionnaire, and the resulting lifelong stigma of being labeled a "No-No Boy" after his years of incarceration. A young man’s bold personal response to the impossible conditions he and other Nisei faced, his memory induced by traumas of racism, forced removal, and imprisonment contribute an important lesson about the brave stand taken at personal sacrifice by the “No-No Boys” against the incarceration.
Author Bio:
An early pioneer of Asian American theatre, Hiroshi Kashiwagi is a Nisei writer, playwright, and actor. George Takei's first acting role was in Kashiwagi’s play "Kisa Gotami" at the Berkeley Buddhist Temple. At the age of 64, his acting career was revived when he co-starred with Nobu McCarthy in Philip Kan Gotanda's play, The Wash, at the Eureka Theater in San Francisco. As an actor, Kashiwagi has appeared in such films as Black Rain, directed by Ridley Scott; Hito Hata: Raise the Banner, produced by Visual Communications; Dark Circle; and Hot Summer Winds, and Rabbit in the Moon, both by Emiko Omori. His stage acting credits with the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco include And The Soul Shall Dance by Wakako Yamauchi and Zatoichi Superstar by Warren Kubota. He continues to perform both on stage and film to this day.
His first book, Swimming in the American: A Memoir and Selected Writings was awarded the American Book Award in 2005. He is also a retired librarian of the San Francisco Public Library, the father of three sons, and a Bay Area resident since 1952.
A memoir in short stories, Starting from Loomis chronicles the life of accomplished writer, playwright, poet, and actor Hiroshi Kashiwagi. Born in 1922, 91 years old Kashiwagi has written a dynamic portrait remembering himself as a younger man. His collection of stories are a treasury of Japanese American history. His stories poignantly describe life in Loomis California near Sacramento, his family’s incarceration at Tule Lake, and life after relocation.
Central to this collection is during Kashiwagi's confinement at Tule Lake during World War II, his choice to answer "no" and "no" to questions 27 and 28 on the official government loyalty questionnaire, and the resulting lifelong stigma of being labeled a "No-No Boy" after his years of incarceration. A young man’s bold personal response to the impossible conditions he and other Nisei faced, his memory induced by traumas of racism, forced removal, and imprisonment contribute an important lesson about the brave stand taken at personal sacrifice by the “No-No Boys” against the incarceration.
Author Bio:
An early pioneer of Asian American theatre, Hiroshi Kashiwagi is a Nisei writer, playwright, and actor. George Takei's first acting role was in Kashiwagi’s play "Kisa Gotami" at the Berkeley Buddhist Temple. At the age of 64, his acting career was revived when he co-starred with Nobu McCarthy in Philip Kan Gotanda's play, The Wash, at the Eureka Theater in San Francisco. As an actor, Kashiwagi has appeared in such films as Black Rain, directed by Ridley Scott; Hito Hata: Raise the Banner, produced by Visual Communications; Dark Circle; and Hot Summer Winds, and Rabbit in the Moon, both by Emiko Omori. His stage acting credits with the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco include And The Soul Shall Dance by Wakako Yamauchi and Zatoichi Superstar by Warren Kubota. He continues to perform both on stage and film to this day.
His first book, Swimming in the American: A Memoir and Selected Writings was awarded the American Book Award in 2005. He is also a retired librarian of the San Francisco Public Library, the father of three sons, and a Bay Area resident since 1952.