AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: A Late Colorado Photographer’s Visions of Kyoto Gil Asakawa Like most countries including the U.S., Japan is struggling with the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.…P.C. EditorFebruary 4, 2022
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: Chinese Food Was Popular in America Before Japanese Cuisine Gil Asakawa In her excellent book “The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food,” former New York…P.C. EditorSeptember 10, 2021
AsakawaColumnistsUncategorized A Pronunciation Guide for Japanese Words Including panko, udon, sake, anime and karaoke Gil Asakawa I originally wrote this article as a blog post in 2009, and it’s been the most popular post…P.C. EditorAugust 6, 2021
AsakawaColumnists Anti-Asian Hate Isn’t Just in the Form of Shootings and Attacks Gil Asakawa It’s been a tragic and depressing couple of months. Amidst the rising numbers of anti-Asian hate incidents, including…P.C. EditorMay 7, 2021
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice : Remembering Denver’s Chinatown Roots in the Midst of Renewed Anti-Asian Hate Gil Asakawa Hate crimes against Asians are on the rise. Again. And this time, there’s a difference: The “mainstream” media,…P.C. EditorMarch 5, 2021
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: Corky Lee, the Most Important Asian American Photographer That People Didn’t Know About Gil Asakawa A great American photographer died on Jan. 27 at a hospital in Queens, N.Y., his hometown. But you…P.C. EditorFebruary 5, 2021
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: A Moment in Time: Thinking About Visiting Japan Gil Asakawa During the last week of October, there was a lot on my mind, including Covid-19 and the ongoing…P.C. EditorDecember 18, 2020
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: ‘We Are Not Free’ Tells the JA Incarceration Story Through a Different Perspective Gil Asakawa During the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve all gotten used to staying home every evening — no parties, dinners at…P.C. EditorNovember 6, 2020
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: If You Want to Cook Authentic Japanese Food, Nami Can Help Gil Asakawa Since before the coronavirus pandemic hit, I’ve been a fan of Namiko Chen and her website, JustOneCookbook.com. My…P.C. EditorAugust 14, 2020
AsakawaColumnists Nikkei Voice: Food for Thought — and Sheltering at Home Gil Asakawa Anyone who knows me knows that I love to eat. I’m a foodie. I love restaurants (I’m opinionated…P.C. EditorMay 8, 2020