Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

The Author of “The Afterlife Is Letting Go” Remembers James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Debate Over a Topaz Sculpture’s Removal

By Brandon Shimoda | December 11, 2024

Japanese American Incarceration for Children: Brandon Shimoda on Reading with His Daughter

Japanese American Incarceration for Children: Brandon Shimoda on Reading with His Daughter

“I did not grow up with children’s books about Japanese American incarceration. There were not many.”

By Brandon Shimoda | August 18, 2022

5 Artists Who Explore Japanese-American Incarceration and Internment

5 Artists Who Explore Japanese-American Incarceration and Internment

Brandon Shimoda on Heather Nagami, Rea Tajiri, Aisuke Kondo, Brynn Saito, and Kevin Miyazaki

By Brandon Shimoda | August 8, 2019

Finding Photos of My Grandfather in a Japanese Internment Camp

Finding Photos of My Grandfather in a Japanese Internment Camp

Brandon Shimoda on Seeking Ancestral Connections Through Remnants on the Wall at Fort Missoula

By Brandon Shimoda | July 30, 2019

Soul Mates: A Poem by Brandon Shimoda

Soul Mates: A Poem by Brandon Shimoda

From His New Collection The Desert

By Brandon Shimoda | September 4, 2018

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