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First published in 1956, no no boy was virtually ignored by a public eager to put world war ii and the japanese internment behind them. Like many japaneseamericans, ichiro and his family were sent to a relocation camp far away from their home. He couldnt find publication for it in america, but it was published by charles tuttle in japan. Publication history, reception, and teaching of john okadas no. Nono boy went from unknown book to classic thanks to uw press. No no boy tells the story of one such draft resister, ichiro yamada, whose refusal to comply with the u. Nono boy ebook the seattle public library bibliocommons. Listen to no no boy by john okada, ruth ozeki, david shih for free with a 30 day free trial.
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