“Frank Abe’s Search for an Authentic History,” interview by Elaine Ikoma Ko, North American Post, November 14, 2021

“A flair for the dramatic: Frank Abe talks about the first Day of Remembrance, the fight for No-No Boy, and more,”  interview by Bruce Rutledge, North American Post, July 11, 2019

“Mystery No-No More: New Book Explores John Okada’s Life, Lost Works,” news feature and review by George Toshio Johnston,
Pacific Citizen, February 22, 2019

“No-No Boy Author John Okada, Rediscovered,” interviewed by Kimiko Medlock, Discover Nikkei, January 21, 2019

“This weekend, the story of John Okada comes back to life,” interviewed by Bill Radke, KUOW-FM “The Record,” September 20, 2018

 

TADAIMA! A COMMUNITY VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE
Friday, July 10, 2020, 5:00 pm PDT
Tadaima! Book Club Discussion of No-No Boy

Join John Okada co-editor Frank Abe and moderator Vince Schleitwiler for a live Book Club presentation and discussion of the novel NO-NO BOY and the story of the author behind it. Learn how a Nisei veteran of the MIS came to write the classic work of fiction about a Nisei draft resister. Watch on the JAMP YouTube channel:

LOS ANGELES, CA
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave.

Southern California book launch for JOHN OKADA with co-editors Frank Abe, Greg Robinson, and special guests, at an event moderated by Densho’s Brian Niiya.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 @ 12 noon
National Japanese American Historical Society
1684 Post Street, San Francisco Japantown

The first half of a double-header for the Bay Area book launch of JOHN OKADA, with co-editors Frank Abe and Greg Robinson. See the Facebook Event and download the flyer.