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Racing Along with the Turtles: Nikkei Hot Rod Culture of the WWII-era<\/a><\/strong>
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours <\/em>(December 2, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Further Review: Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele<\/em><\/strong>
<\/a>(Album Discussion with David Ma)
For L.A. Review of Books <\/em>(November 3 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F\u2014 Being Hard, De La Soul Is Complicated
<\/a><\/strong>(Conversation with Marcus J. Moore and Dave Heaton)
For L.A. Review of Books <\/em>(September, 30, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Miata Papa: Remembering Auto Designer Tom Matano<\/a><\/strong>
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours <\/em>(September 30, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoshio Shimazu: The Hot Rod Gardener of West L.A.<\/a><\/strong>
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours <\/em>(September 23, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Speed Specialist: Nobu Oshiro<\/a><\/strong>
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours <\/em>(August 26, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Car Deferred: George Nakamura and The Meteor<\/a><\/strong>
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours <\/em>(August 19, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World\u2019s First Japanese Auto Race\u2026in Los Angeles<\/strong>
<\/a>(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours <\/em>(August 12, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c100,000 serviceable tires\u201d: The Fresno Tire Fabrication of 1943<\/a><\/strong>
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours <\/em>(August 5, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letter From the Curator of Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community<\/a><\/strong>
(Essay)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours <\/em>(July 16, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Empress<\/a><\/strong>
(Interview with Actress Lisa Lu)
For L.A. Review of Books <\/em>(May 29, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam Mansbach: It’s All Elementary<\/a><\/strong>
(Interview)
For Dust & Grooves (May 22, 2025)

Riding the Korean Wave<\/strong><\/a>
(Interview with Euny Hong, author of The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture<\/em>)
For L.A. Review of Books <\/em>(May 5, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beautiful Aimlessness: The Cultural Footprint of Giant Robot
<\/strong>(Review of Giant Robot: Thirty Years of Defining Asian American Pop Culture<\/em>)
For LARB Quarterly<\/a> <\/em>(#44, Spring 2025)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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