Northwest Asian Weekly's Mahlon Meyer interviewed me about my battle with Penguin Random House over the copyright of John Okada's "No-No Boy." Read an excerpt: "University of Washington (UW) professor and novelist Shawn Wong last week said his battle with Penguin Random House over the copyright...
Photo by Lydia Ely Thelonious Goerz wrote an article for The Daily of the University of Washington about the recent outrage and legalities surrounding Penguin Random House's publication of "No-No Boy" by John Okada. Read an excerpt: "According to Wong, after he had alleged that Penguin had violated...
The ASA released a statement in support of Univeristy of Washington Press's edition of John Okada's "No-No Boy." Here's an excerpt: "We encourage our members to use the occasion of this renewed attention – however contestatory – to No-No Boy to (re)engage the novel. The themes prominent in it, including...
My original mail orders for the 1976 CARP edition of No-No Boy. Photo by Tara Fickle. Vince Schleitwiler wrote a piece for International Examiner about the publication history of John Okada's "No-No Boy" and the social media storm caused by Penguin Classics' decision to publish their...
Photo from Densho In this excerpt from "John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy," I recount discovering "No-No Boy" and the process of getting republished. Here's a snippet: "There was no Asian American studies. I was the only Asian American writer...
Photo of John Okada South China Morning Post wrote an article about the copyright and moral concerns surrounding Penguin's recent publication of John Okada's "No-No Boy." Read an excerpt: “Penguin’s edition not only tramples on my copyright for the Okadas but also sidesteps paying royalties to the...
(Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times) Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times arts critic, wrote a piece about the controversy surrounding Penguin's recent publication of John Okada's "No-No Boy". Here's an excerpt: “My position is that Penguin should withdraw the distribution and recall all copies,”...
June 2014 reprint of 'No-No Boy' published by University of Washington Press Chris Fochs wrote a piece for NBC News about the controversy surrounding Penguin Random House's recent publication of John Okada's "No-No Boy."Read an excerpt: "Legalities aside, Wong said the publishing history of “No-No Boy”...
(AP Photo) The Los Angeles Times' Tracy Brown wrote a piece on the publication history of John Okada’s “No-No Boy,” and the backlash caused by Penguin Classics' recent publication of the book. Read an excerpt: “ ...
Photo by David Ryder for The New York Times Alexandra Alter wrote a piece for the New York Times about the history of John Okada's "No-No Boy", our work in the 70's to copyright and republish it, and the controversy surrounding Penguin's recent publication...