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

Publication Info. Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (365 pages).
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Series The Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies
Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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Subject Okada, John -- Criticism and interpretation.
Okada, John.
Criticism and interpretation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Added Author Abe, Frank, editor.
Robinson, Greg, 1966- editor.
Cheung, Floyd, 1969- editor.
Okada, John. Works. Selections.
Other Form: Print version: John Okada. Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2018 9780295743523 (DLC) 2018003963
ISBN 9780295743530 (electronic book)
0295743530 (electronic book)
9780295743523 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)