June 16, 2023 Rebuilding Community After a Nuclear Meltdown Read More Rebuilding Community After a Nuclear Meltdown
April 9, 2023 Helm Dock: Stone remains point to a hidden legacy in Yokohama Read More Helm Dock: Stone remains point to a hidden legacy in Yokohama
January 2, 2023 Three Gaijin Letters from Yokohama in the aftermath of WWII Read More Three Gaijin Letters from Yokohama in the aftermath of WWII
December 7, 2022 Art and Railway: Celebrating the150-year history of railroads in Japan Read More Art and Railway: Celebrating the150-year history of railroads in Japan
June 3, 2022 The Binswangers, Freud and my Jewish Ancestors Read More The Binswangers, Freud and my Jewish Ancestors
February 15, 2022 A letter from Russell Kuefler offers a reader’s perspective on Yokohama Yankee and adoption in Japan. Read More A letter from Russell Kuefler offers a reader’s perspective on Yokohama Yankee and adoption in Japan.
October 26, 2021 The Double Suicide: A true Japanese ghost story. Read More The Double Suicide: A true Japanese ghost story.
August 22, 2017 My Mother, Born During O’Bon, Always Loved a Party Read More My Mother, Born During O’Bon, Always Loved a Party
November 19, 2016 Yokohama Photographs of the 1923 Kanto Earthquake by Ranso Wolff Read More Yokohama Photographs of the 1923 Kanto Earthquake by Ranso Wolff
November 12, 2016 The Photos of Ranso Tsunoda (nee Wolff) Read More The Photos of Ranso Tsunoda (nee Wolff)
November 9, 2016 Book Tour for Japanese Translation Unearths Treasure Trove of old Photographs Read More Book Tour for Japanese Translation Unearths Treasure Trove of old Photographs
July 23, 2016 Villa Sakura: Freiburg’s Cherry Blossom Castle Read More Villa Sakura: Freiburg’s Cherry Blossom Castle
February 13, 2016 A Mixed-race American’s experience in Japan and America and his pursuit of a career in cooking. Read More A Mixed-race American’s experience in Japan and America and his pursuit of a career in cooking.
January 14, 2016 Silly Games at a Farewell Party in Yokohama’s Foreign Community in 1963 Read More Silly Games at a Farewell Party in Yokohama’s Foreign Community in 1963
December 10, 2015 Reviews of Yokohama Yankee in Nikkei and Kyodo Touch On History and Mixed Race Identity. Read More Reviews of Yokohama Yankee in Nikkei and Kyodo Touch On History and Mixed Race Identity.
October 22, 2015 Pasha, an enterprising Jew who once hosted Albert Einstein in Tokyo, photographs old Japan including Yokohama and Tokyo Read More Pasha, an enterprising Jew who once hosted Albert Einstein in Tokyo, photographs old Japan including Yokohama and Tokyo
October 19, 2015 So excited to get my first letter from a reader of the Japanese edition. Read More So excited to get my first letter from a reader of the Japanese edition.
September 28, 2015 The Japanese translation of Yokohama Yankee is now available Read More The Japanese translation of Yokohama Yankee is now available
July 20, 2015 Wearing yukata and preparing for obon. Read More Wearing yukata and preparing for obon.
January 19, 2015 Is international adoption really such a terrible thing? Read More Is international adoption really such a terrible thing?
December 22, 2014 From this ashes of World War II rose this group of Germans, Japanese and Americans who traveled the Japanese countryside and called themselves the “Inubashi” (dog bridge) after the name of a room they once stayed in. Read More From this ashes of World War II rose this group of Germans, Japanese and Americans who traveled the Japanese countryside and called themselves the “Inubashi” (dog bridge) after the name of a room they once stayed in.
December 1, 2014 Yokohama Yankee reading at University Bookstore in Seattle Read More Yokohama Yankee reading at University Bookstore in Seattle
September 25, 2014 Yokohama Yankee book talk at Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, September 27th at 10:30 a.m. Read More Yokohama Yankee book talk at Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, September 27th at 10:30 a.m.
September 19, 2014 Leslie Helm will be speaking about his book, Yokohama Yankee, at Pacific Lutheran University on September 27th 10:30 a.m. Read More Leslie Helm will be speaking about his book, Yokohama Yankee, at Pacific Lutheran University on September 27th 10:30 a.m.
August 7, 2014 The Rise and Fall of Families and Nations Read More The Rise and Fall of Families and Nations
June 28, 2014 The Importance of Preserving the Present Read More The Importance of Preserving the Present
June 16, 2014 Two flyers arrive in Yokohama on their journey around the world. Helm Brothers helps load their plan on the ship for the trip home. Read More Two flyers arrive in Yokohama on their journey around the world. Helm Brothers helps load their plan on the ship for the trip home.
May 20, 2014 Captain Schinzinger and the Avenging Samurai Read More Captain Schinzinger and the Avenging Samurai
May 20, 2014 Captain Albert Joseph Fridolin Schinzinger and the Samurai Avenger Read More Captain Albert Joseph Fridolin Schinzinger and the Samurai Avenger
May 17, 2014 How a little piece of Miyazaki’s magical, curative forest of the future was recreated in a copper pit in Butte Montanta. Read More How a little piece of Miyazaki’s magical, curative forest of the future was recreated in a copper pit in Butte Montanta.
February 23, 2014 Army Japanese Language School and James Cahill Read More Army Japanese Language School and James Cahill
December 13, 2013 A remarkable story from the 1930s of two men who fall in love, and the mother who adopts her son’s gay lover Read More A remarkable story from the 1930s of two men who fall in love, and the mother who adopts her son’s gay lover
November 21, 2013 An Exercise in Trying to Understand Great Grandfather Julius Read More An Exercise in Trying to Understand Great Grandfather Julius
November 17, 2013 Shinto ceremony to bless Helm Yamate Residences Read More Shinto ceremony to bless Helm Yamate Residences
November 16, 2013 Talk at the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard Read More Talk at the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard
August 23, 2013 Insects, people and families: On the nature of the individual and the group Read More Insects, people and families: On the nature of the individual and the group
August 21, 2013 Our memories extend far beyond what we remember and are shaped greatly by our state of mind at any given moment. Read More Our memories extend far beyond what we remember and are shaped greatly by our state of mind at any given moment.
August 4, 2013 When translating Yokohama Yankee into Japanese, should it be adapted to the sensibilities of the Japanese reader? Read More When translating Yokohama Yankee into Japanese, should it be adapted to the sensibilities of the Japanese reader?
August 1, 2013 Asian Review of Books has some nice things to say Read More Asian Review of Books has some nice things to say
July 30, 2013 Visiting Japan: A tense six talks in five days during which I voyage into the past and. perhaps, into the future. Read More Visiting Japan: A tense six talks in five days during which I voyage into the past and. perhaps, into the future.
July 21, 2013 My Commencement Speech to the YIS Class of 2013, My 40th Reunion and the 40th anniversary of YIS as a full high school. Read More My Commencement Speech to the YIS Class of 2013, My 40th Reunion and the 40th anniversary of YIS as a full high school.
June 17, 2013 Yokohama Yankee Receives Starred Review on Library Journal Read More Yokohama Yankee Receives Starred Review on Library Journal
March 17, 2013 Family Stories Don’t Just Entertain; They Help Prepare Us For Life Read More Family Stories Don’t Just Entertain; They Help Prepare Us For Life
February 24, 2013 Yokohama Yankee Arrives From Printer Read More Yokohama Yankee Arrives From Printer
January 27, 2013 How Japan Learned to Love Nuclear Power Read More How Japan Learned to Love Nuclear Power
January 16, 2013 The Changing Values of Japan’s Generation X Read More The Changing Values of Japan’s Generation X
January 16, 2013 A Look at Japan’s Efforts to Discourage Lawsuits Read More A Look at Japan’s Efforts to Discourage Lawsuits
January 16, 2013 Collaborative Research Leads to Suicide Read More Collaborative Research Leads to Suicide
January 16, 2013 Accompanying the Prime Minister to Washington D.C. Read More Accompanying the Prime Minister to Washington D.C.
January 16, 2013 My Story on Contempt for America Raised a Storm of Protest Read More My Story on Contempt for America Raised a Storm of Protest
