Co-editor, THE LITERATURE OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION. Lead author, WE HEREBY REFUSE. Blogs at Resisters.com. Links: linktr.ee/FrankAbe
Seattle, WA
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Rachel @maddow has a new six-part podcast on the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. I'm told I'm in all 6 parts and featured in Part 2. The first two eps drop on December 1. @MaddowBlog ms.now/msnbc/watch/introduci… via @msnbc
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@scottkurashige pulls no punches in turning the fear of the yellow peril on its head with his "American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism" from @ucpress. He documents countless examples of vigilante violence and state violence 1/2
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in the face of the current regime's effort to whitewash history. It's an essential new work, one that will help frame the resistance to invented anti-immigrant hysteria. Tnx @PellienPR, @ThirdPlaceBooks.
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SEATTLE: My book launch for American Peril on history of anti-Asian violence Friday 5/8, 7pm @ Third Place Books Ravenna (6504 20th Ave NE) w/brilliant UW professors Karam Dana and Linh Thủy Nguyễn! Free event. Book purchase optional.
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Details: Participants will receive a $100 stipend upon completion of the course and evaluation form; breakfast, lunch, and snacks are provided. Space is limited to 25 participants. A short application is due (accessible via QR code and bit.ly/46zROij) by March 4.
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Details:
When: Saturday, March 21 | 9:00 am–3:00 pm PT
Where: Densho’s Office (1416 S. Jackson St., Seattle)
Eligibility: Open to Seattle-area high school educators who teach—or want to teach—about Japanese American wartime incarceration
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It will also help participants apply ethnic studies pedagogy to design classroom-ready lessons that center JA experiences and foster critical thinking about race, citizenship, and civil liberties. The workshop will feature writer and historian Frank Abe as guest speaker.
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The workshop will utilize the Foundations and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook to help participants deepen their historical understanding.
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Densho and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center will be hosting a full-day, in-person professional learning workshop for Seattle-area high school educators, supporting them in teaching “difficult” histories, particularly Japanese American wartime incarceration.
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Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown nytimes.com/2025/11/30/us/ja… via @NYTimes
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Our film on the largest organized resistance to wartime incarceration is now on a streaming platform. "Conscience and the Constitution" premiered 25 yrs ago on PBS. You can now watch it on the Nichi Bei Foundation's Films of Remembrance On Demand service. resisters.com/2025/11/30/for…
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To celebrate Cal Raleigh’s birthday, we have a @Topps rookie card to give away!
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Happy 29th birthday to Cal Raleigh! 🥳
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Introducing: Rachel Maddow presents: Burn Order ms.now/msnbc/watch/introduci… via @msnbc
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Well how about that. Mariners back in first place (tied) for the first time since June 1. They were 7 out July 10.
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Our animated short, "WE HEREBY REFUSE: The Akutsu Family Resists," has just been nominated for a Northwest Regional Emmy Award in the category of Historical/Cultural-Short Form Content. Congrats to @FrankAbe, @RossIshikawa & all at @SeattleChannel. Watch: piped.video/watch?v=GayRsNCR…
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Join @KCLS on August 9 for a talk by author @FrankAbe about the parallels between present day mass deportation, Japanese American wartime incarceration, and his graphic novel, We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration: kcls.bibliocommons.com/event…
ALT Photo of author Frank Abe next to the book cover of We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration
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Farewell to @BrianWilsonLive. He outlived both his brothers and I'm grateful to have his music. He had already composed this bittersweet farewell for the band's 50th anniversary in 2012 with the "Summer's Gone" suite. Give it a listen to the end. piped.video/T7LcrQ1ONlU
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