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Yin & Young Episode 66 - Peter Kageyama - Writer

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Yin & Young the podcast is back with a new episode with writer Peter Kageyama! Peter is a writer whose latest book, 1950s noir thriller “Hunter’s Point” featuring Asian American lead characters, recently became an Amazon bestseller. In this episode we discuss Peter’s background as a Sansei (third generation Japanese American), his work in non-fiction (For the Love of Cities) and fiction, and much more.

Peter’s website: peterkageyama.com

Peter’s non-fiction work: www.fortheloveofcities.com

Highlights:

  • Peter shares a bit of historical background about Hunter’s Point, San Francisco.

  • Peter grew up in Akron, Ohio, stood out as one of the few (if not only) mixed race kids in the neighborhood.

  • Is known for his work on urban development and city planning (For the Love of Cities) and is now writing fiction.

  • Father was a Nisei (2nd generation Japanese American) who was interned along with his family during World War 2 in the U.S.

  • “Hunter’s Point” was written as a kind of conversation with his father. Father was reserved and did not talk about his time in the camps or in the U.S. military.

  • Shig Murao, City Lights bookstore manager in the 1950s, plays an important role in the book and in the real world Beat scene.

  • How ones parent’s language is lost with each generation.

  • More accepting of his mixed race heritage and how this book helped him reconnect with his Japanese heritage.

  • Being Japanese vs being Japanese American.

  • How rare/taboo it was to see Asian men marry white women during the 1950s.

  • Currently writing a sequel to “Hunter’s Point.”

Book Recommendations:

  • Peter recommends: Facing the Mountain (Daniel James Brown) about Japanese internment.

  • James recommends No-No Boy (John Okada) about a Japanese American that refused to be drafted into the U.S. military.

Language corner:

  • 反抗期 - hankouki: rebellious phase

  • 恩 - on: obligation (benevolent)

  • 義理 - giri: obligation (social, honorable)

  • sussy baka: silly stupid (a term kids use when gaming to describe ridiculous behavior). Combines “suspect” with “baka” (馬鹿) which is Japanese for fool.

  • 失敗 - shippai: mistake; darn!

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Yin & Young the podcast is back with a new episode with writer Peter Kageyama! Peter is a writer whose latest book, 1950s noir thriller “Hunter’s Point” featuring Asian American lead characters, recently became an Amazon bestseller. In this episode we discuss Peter’s background as a Sansei (third generation Japanese American), his work in non-fiction (For the Love of Cities) and fiction, and much more.

Peter’s website: peterkageyama.com

Peter’s non-fiction work: www.fortheloveofcities.com

Highlights:

  • Peter shares a bit of historical background about Hunter’s Point, San Francisco.

  • Peter grew up in Akron, Ohio, stood out as one of the few (if not only) mixed race kids in the neighborhood.

  • Is known for his work on urban development and city planning (For the Love of Cities) and is now writing fiction.

  • Father was a Nisei (2nd generation Japanese American) who was interned along with his family during World War 2 in the U.S.

  • “Hunter’s Point” was written as a kind of conversation with his father. Father was reserved and did not talk about his time in the camps or in the U.S. military.

  • Shig Murao, City Lights bookstore manager in the 1950s, plays an important role in the book and in the real world Beat scene.

  • How ones parent’s language is lost with each generation.

  • More accepting of his mixed race heritage and how this book helped him reconnect with his Japanese heritage.

  • Being Japanese vs being Japanese American.

  • How rare/taboo it was to see Asian men marry white women during the 1950s.

  • Currently writing a sequel to “Hunter’s Point.”

Book Recommendations:

  • Peter recommends: Facing the Mountain (Daniel James Brown) about Japanese internment.

  • James recommends No-No Boy (John Okada) about a Japanese American that refused to be drafted into the U.S. military.

Language corner:

  • 反抗期 - hankouki: rebellious phase

  • 恩 - on: obligation (benevolent)

  • 義理 - giri: obligation (social, honorable)

  • sussy baka: silly stupid (a term kids use when gaming to describe ridiculous behavior). Combines “suspect” with “baka” (馬鹿) which is Japanese for fool.

  • 失敗 - shippai: mistake; darn!

———

Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube: @yinyoungpodcast

FB: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/yinyoungpodcast/

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@yinyoungpodcast

Like/comment to helps others find our work! Yin & Young is produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/yinyoungpodcast

Questions, comments, sponsors—email: yinyoungpodcast[at]gmail.com

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