from Letter to My Republican Father

by David Mura

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This piece is part of our Fall 2019 print issue.

David Mura

David Mura recently published A Stranger’s Journey: Race, Identity & Narrative Craft in Writing. He’s written two memoirs, Turning Japanese, and Where the Body Meets Memory, as well as the novel Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire and four books of poetry. He’s working on a book of essays on Asian American issues, Letter to My Republican Father.

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