Bibliograph

John Okada, the life and rediscovered work of the author of No-no boy, edited by Frank Abe, Greg Robinson, and Floyd Cheung

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John Okada, the life and rediscovered work of the author of No-no boy, edited by Frank Abe, Greg Robinson, and Floyd Cheung

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

John Okada

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1011225421

Responsibility statement

edited by Frank Abe, Greg Robinson, and Floyd Cheung

Series statement

The Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies

Sub title

the life and rediscovered work of the author of No-no boy

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Saying "no! no!" to the community narrative / Frank Abe -- A note on the texts -- The life of John Okada -- "An urgency to write" / Frank Abe -- Unknown works by John Okada. I must be strong -- When in Japan: a comedy in one act -- What can I do? -- Without solace -- Skipping millions -- The silver lunchbox -- Here's proof! -- The high cost of proposals and presentations -- The technocrats of industry -- Essays on John Okada and his writings. John Okada's rediscovered writings: experiments in form and approaches to the absurd / Floyd Cheung -- A seed in a devastated landscape: John Okada and midcentury Japanese American literature / Greg Robinson -- Questioning No-no boy: text, contexts, and subtexts / Stephen H. Sumida -- False constructions of loyalty: the real resistance against incarceration / Martha Nakagawa -- Contesting Japanese American identity: a literature review of No-no boy / Jeffrey T. Yamashita -- Republishing and teaching No-no boy / Shawn Wong -- Nightsong in Asian America / Lawson Fusao Inada -- Afterword / Frank Abe

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