John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy (Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies)

No-No Boy, John Okada's only published novel, centers on a Japanese American who refuses to fight for the country that incarcerated him and his people in World War II and, upon release from federal prison after the war, is cast out by his divided community. In 1957, the novel faced a similar rejection until it was rediscovered and reissued in 1976 to become a celebrated classic of American literature. As a result of Okada's untimely death at age forty-seven, the author's life and other works have remained obscure.

This compelling collection offers the first full-length examination of Okada's development as an artist, placing recently discovered writing by Okada alongside essays that reassess his lasting legacy. Meticulously researched biographical details, insight from friends and relatives, and a trove of intimate photographs illuminate Okada's early life in Seattle, military service, and careers as a public librarian and a technical writer in the aerospace industry. This volume is an essential companion to No-No Boy.

• No-No Boy (Classics of Asian American Literature)
• No-No Boy
• Citizen 13660 (Classics of Asian American Literature)
• Nisei Naysayer: The Memoir of Militant Japanese American Journalist Jimmie Omura (Asian America)
• Rebel Lawyer: Wayne Collins and the Defense of Japanese American Rights
• American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War
• They Called Us Enemy
• Letters to Memory
• The Grave on the Wall
• Resistance at Tule Lake