Poetry. Asian American Studies. Drawn from her mother's Japanese name, One Thousand Cranes, these poems bring a message of trauma and recovery, war and reconciliation, and the passage from personal shame to self-regard. They are historical, political, and personal in the same breath. "This beautiful collection of poetry is a powerful work of conscience, a telling of 'the truest stories ever told' about how injustice wounds—and how those who survive can learn the secrets of dreaming the world anew. Mary Oishi has given us the perfect book for this moment in history"—Demetria Martinez.

Author City: ALBUQUERQUE, NM USA

Mary Oishi was the child of an American soldier and a Japanese bride from World War II. She grew up with her father's relatives in a white supremacist enclave in rural Pennsylvania. Since arriving in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1999, she has performed and published poetry "in the spirit of changing the world through the power of art." She is a public radio professional and on-air personality at KUNM-FM in Albuquerque.

Reviews and Other Links
author site