In “The Unsung Great: Stories of Extraordinary Japanese Americans,” scholar and journalist Greg Robinson reveals the diverse experiences of Japanese Americans and explores a wealth of themes, including mixed-race families, artistic pioneers, mass confinement, civil rights activism, and queer history. On June 12, 2021, Robinson spoke more to his process uncovering these stories and, in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride month, focused on the chapter on the often unheard stories of queer Nikkei people throughout time. He was joined in discussion by other scholars and experts of LGBTQ Nikkei history, Jonathan Van Harmelen, Randall Kikukawa, and Tina Takemoto.

Drawn primarily from Robinson’s popular writings in the San Francisco newspaper “Nichi Bei Weekly” and Discover Nikkei (https://DiscoverNikkei.org) a community-based international website project of JANM, “The Unsung Great” offers entertaining and compelling stories that challenge one-dimensional views of Japanese Americans.

“The Unsung Great” is available at the JANM Store:
https://janmstore.com/products/the-unsung-great

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