Toshio Mori: The First Japanese American Fiction Writer

Alessandro G. Meregaglia

Toshio Mori: The First Japanese American Fiction Writer

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California native Toshio Mori was the first Japanese American to publish a book of fiction. His collection of short stories, Yokohama, California, appeared in 1949, published by Caxton Printers, an Idaho book publisher. The book was scheduled to be published in 1942, but the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Mori’s internment — along with 100,000 other Japanese Americans — in U.S. camps caused the delay. Learn about Mori’s life, his struggle to get published, and his literary legacy, and hear an archival recording of Mori reading one of his short stories.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 16 Feb 2023
Event	Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State University - Boise, ID Duration: 16 Feb 2023 → …

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Conference	Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State University
Period	16/02/23 → …

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Literature in English, North America, Ethnic and Cultural Minority
United States History

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