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Who I am:: I am a Sansei/Pinay writer and editor, originally from Northern California and now living in the Pacific Northwest. My writing has appeared or will appear in The San Francisco Chronicle, Kartika Review, Seattlest, the Rafu Shimpo, and Crosscurrents Literary Journal. As a professor in English and African American Studies, I taught classes in writing, humanities, and multicultural American literature. I received my degrees in English from UC Berkeley (BA) and from the University of Washington (MA, PhD). I've received awards from the Ford Foundation, the University of Iowa, the Asia Pacific Fund, the University of Washington, and the National Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).

I contribute to the food section of Seattlest.com, and the book review section of Seattle's International Examiner, an Asian American community newspaper. I'm also currently working on a memoir, a novel, some food writing, and other essays on my blog, Kikugirl. Please stop by there and visit!

Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:: Writing Portfolio and Blog: http://www.kikugirl.net
http://about.me/tamikonimura
Twitter: TamikoN

Media outlets that I currently write for:: http://www.seattlest.com
http://www.iexaminer.org

My writing is:: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir, Journalism, Blog Posts, Lit Crit

Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:: International Examiner (Seattle); Seattlest.com

Services I offer to other writers:: My writing and editing interests and experience include multicultural American literatures as well as food writing. I've been teaching English (literature and composition) for nine years at the university level.

I've also edited three book manuscripts, developmental and copy:
-- Hiroshi Kashiwagi's memoir (Swimming in the American, published by the Asian American Curriculum Project), winner of the 2005 American Book Award
--Kashiwagi's collection of plays, Shoe Box Plays (Asian American Curriculum Project)
--Doug Chin's Seattle's International District: The Making of an Pan-Asian American Community (University of Washington Press)

My professional associations:: Scholarly ones for now: the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), American Studies Association (ASA), Society for the Study of Multi-ethnic Literatures of the United States (MELUS), the Future of Minority Studies National Research Project, and the Ford Fellows (those who have received fellowships from the Ford Foundation).

I found out about She Writes from:: Friend

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How to prepare for a storytelling show: "The Show Must Go On" (series of posts)

Over at The Seattle Star, I’m writing a series called “The Show Must Go On” about taking my work from page to stage. It's a series for writers who may be interested in participating in…See More

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"Happy to say that I've got an online writing portfolio! http://www.kikugirl.net/?page_id=926"

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"Latest Kikugirl post got some Reverb 10 love! Great resource for creativity, intention. http://ning.it/pL5oHB…"

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"*waving* from Twitter."

Sep 26, 2010

Tamiko Nimura commented on the blog post 'PASSION PROJECT: In Their Own Words, Part 5'

"Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate the feedback. Pieces and drafts of the project are here at my blog: http://www.kikugirl.net."

Sep 9, 2010

Tamiko Nimura commented on the blog post 'PASSION PROJECT: AND THE WINNER IS...'

"Many congratulations!"

Sep 7, 2010

Tamiko Nimura left a comment for Wilson Diehl

"Hey, thanks! I enjoyed reading yours, too. Ah, new mama-hood. I'm in Seattle about 1-2 x/month; maybe we can find a time to meet up! --Tamiko"

Sep 4, 2010

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"Welcome to Mother Writer,Tamiko! If you haven't already, feel free to introduce yourself, browse our threads, or start one of your own. And again, welcome to Mother Writer. kelli rodin (admin)"

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"Tamiko, Been enjoying your blog posts. We are on somewhat parallel tracks, I as well writing discovery memoir about my father, both of us having lost our dads at early age. Much recognition therefore even if their lives were worlds apart. I love the…"

Aug 25, 2010

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"Hi again--my second comment in a row! I'll keep it short. Just blogged about the amazing feeling of being a finalist. Thanks again. --Tamiko"

Aug 25, 2010

Judith van Praag left a comment for Tamiko Nimura

"Hi Tamiko, congrats finalist! How wonderful to have your project recognized this way. Good luck! Judith"

Aug 25, 2010

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"Hi Tracy! Thanks for the message. I'm really excited! More in your SW inbox."

Aug 24, 2010

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How to prepare for a storytelling show: "The Show Must Go On" (series of posts)

Posted on May 24, 2012 at 1:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Over at The Seattle Star, I’m writing a series called “The Show Must Go On” about taking my work from page to stage. It's a series for writers who may be interested…

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An unexpected stretch

Posted on August 15, 2010 at 7:41pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Three months into my own private MFA blog (and book): how I feel about writing now. I didn't expect to write about yoga, but it's there.

Findings in fractions

Posted on August 8, 2010 at 11:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes

The latest developments in my search for my deceased father, my memoir project, and some musings about technology, identity, and memory. What does our society lose when "the lost" does not have an online presence, or can't be easily Googled?

On Becoming a Writer (Again): A Progress Report of Habits

Posted on June 29, 2010 at 3:45pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

My summer project: to rethink myself back into creative "writer" identity, after a PhD program and a job away. I'm using my blog, KikuGirl, as "my own private MFA." Here's a post that kills two birds with one stone: it's a revision of an earlier self-assignment (tell a story by using lists) and it's a progress report on how I'm thinking myself back into the writing life.

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At 3:32pm on September 26, 2010, Eugenia Kim said…: *waving* from Twitter.

At 9:38pm on September 3, 2010, Kelli Swearingen said…: Welcome to Mother Writer,Tamiko! If you haven't already, feel free to introduce yourself, browse our threads, or start one of your own. And again, welcome to Mother Writer.
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At 9:44am on August 25, 2010, Judith van Praag said…: Tamiko, Been enjoying your blog posts. We are on somewhat parallel tracks, I as well writing discovery memoir about my father, both of us having lost our dads at early age. Much recognition therefore even if their lives were worlds apart. I love the way you share on your blog. That I haven't is somewhat inherent to the story's premise, but I feel inspired by yours to see how I can come up with solution.
Hoka Hey! Tacoma friend. Judith

At 7:47am on August 25, 2010, Judith van Praag said…: Hi Tamiko, congrats finalist! How wonderful to have your project recognized this way. Good luck! Judith

At 8:43pm on August 24, 2010, Tracy Slater said…: Hi Tamiko. I just saw your place in the list of finalists on the Passion Project blog and wanted to say congratulations! Can't wait to read the book when it comes out... All the best, Tracy

At 1:38pm on August 24, 2010, Kamy Wicoff said…: Congratulations! We loved your entry -- good luck with the judges, and thank you so much for being part of She Writes.

At 10:08pm on August 8, 2010, Tracy Slater said…: Hi Tamiko: I love the idea of your memoir project. It's such an important topic in terms of US history, too. Was your family still in Hiroshima during the bombing? I hope not. My husband's family was from Tokyo (or they were there arond WWII, anyway--they were originally from Shikoku and Mito, hundreds of years ago). Anyway, I'll look up the blog more in-depth, soon. And I'm glad you've reconnected with one of your dad's closest friends.

I taught writing for a number of years at BU, UMASS Boston, Brandeis, and in BU's college-behind-bars program, in various men's and women's prisons in the US. Now I teach writing a few months every year in the MBA program at BU and live the rest of the time in Osaka, although I'm from Boston. Teaching in the MBA program allows me to teach in short bursts (weekend seminars) so I can fit that in during my trips home.

Where and what do you teach?

Here's a recent piece I wrote about being a Jewish American woman married to a Japanese man, if you're interested: http://www.asianjewishlife.org/images/issues/spring2010/PDFs/Writers-Desk-Love-Story-P32-P34.pdf

Really looking forward to staying connected,

Tracy

At 9:01pm on August 8, 2010, Tracy Slater said…: Hi Tamiko. I tried to send you a message with my friend request but the message box cut me off, so I couldn't finish it. But I'd really love to hear about your book project. Was your father from Japan? I'm living in Japan now, married to a man from Osaka, and have been writing and publishing a bit about multicultural relationships. I also, like you, have been teaching writing at the uni level (in the US, not Japan) for over a decade and am working on a memoir-type project. Anyway, hoping to keep in touch and learn more about your work! all the best,

Tracy

At 5:15pm on July 29, 2010, Candace Barlow said…: Hi Tamiko! It's good to connect with you here. Hope the writing is going well! Keep me posted on everything. . .and enjoy the summer in the beautiful NW.

Candace

At 6:31am on June 23, 2010, Judith van Praag said…: Hi Tamiko, Fantastic that you've found the way to SheWrites. It's a great place to make connections and share your work with other writers.
I'm sorry you won't be attending the Seattle SW one-year B-day Bash but hope we'll have a chance to meet IRL soon. We may have some acquaintances in common since I've was the International Examiner's arts reporter from 2004-2006. I still contribute now and then, but am focused on finishing a book length manuscript. Look forward to reading your blogs.