New edition of Japanese America novel 'No-No Boy' sparks backlash
Widely recognized as the first Japanese American novel, John Okada's "No-No Boy," about a Japanese American man struggling to find his place in the U.S. and in his community in the years after WWII, is a historic work of literature. But the book wasn't always celebrated.
A new edition of "No-No Boy," published by Penguin Classics in May in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, has recently brought the book's complicated publication history into the spotlight and has raised questions regarding its ownership.
On May 31, University of Washington professor
