Japan Juvenile Writers Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1993) award
Yasuo Fujisaki
ふじさき やすお
Fujisaki Yasuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-03-30 （Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Amakusa, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Brazil (research visits)
Career
- Occupations
- critic, immigration historian, children's literature author, journalist, editor, junior high school teacher
- Active Years
- 1958-
- Influenced
- Shuji Okuno
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumamoto University | Faculty of Education | Department of Science | — | — | Japan |
Kumamoto University
Faculty of Education
/ Department of Science
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Japan Children's Literary Writers Association Award (17th) | — | — | Japan Children's Literary Writers Association | winner |
Japan Children's Literary Writers Association Award (17th)
Organization:
Japan Children's Literary Writers Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Abandoned People: In the Distorted History of Japan and Korea
1972 non-fictionA nonfiction work addressing postwar Japan–Korea relations and issues of discrimination.
postwar historydiscriminationJapan–Korea relations
His Majesty Was Alive: Records of the Brazilian 'Winners'
1974 non-fictionA reportage-style work documenting aspects of the Japanese-Brazilian community and success stories.
immigrationJapanese-Brazilian communityreportage
Santos: The 14th Pier
1976 non-fictionA work depicting life and immigration around the port of Santos, Brazil.
immigrationportsBrazil
Migrant Nikkei Foreign Workers
1991 non-fictionA research account describing the conditions of migrant Nikkei and foreign workers.
laborimmigrationsocial research
Living on Brazilian Soil: The Life of Watanabe Tomi Margarida, a Mother of Nikkei Immigrants
1998 children's non-fictionA children's biography recounting the life of Tomi Watanabe, an influential mother in the Nikkei immigrant community.
biographyimmigrationNikkei communityeducation
Bibliography
- Abandoned People: In the Distorted History of Japan and Korea (1972)
- His Majesty Was Alive: Records of the Brazilian 'Winners' (1974)
- Santos: The 14th Pier (1976)
- Stowaways: A Documentary (1977)
- Migrant Nikkei Foreign Workers (1991)
- Living on Brazilian Soil (1998)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reportage-style non-fictiondocumentary-style children's writinghistorical narration
- Recurring Motifs
- immigration and Nikkei communitydiscrimination and repatriationrecords from children's perspectives
Legacy
Recognized as a nonfiction writer and researcher on immigration history and the Nikkei community, he also contributed to the popularization of children's nonfiction. He held editorial and leadership roles in newspapers and magazines.
Trivia
- Served as honorary head of the Tokyo branch of the Japanese-language Brazilian newspaper 'Nikkei Shimbun'.
- Graduated from Kumamoto University, Faculty of Education, Department of Science in 1958.
- Has served as editor-in-chief of the children's literature magazine 'Jidō Bungaku'.