Lawrence Matsuda Author

Lawrence Matsuda was born in the Minidoka, Idaho Concentration Camp during World War II. An acclaimed writer, he has written three books of poetry, a fourth in collaboration with Tess Gallagher. Portions of Fighting for America: Nisei Soldiers were the basis for animation by the Seattle Channel and won Regional Emmys. His novel based on his mother's life, My Name is Not Viola, was published by Endicott and Hugh Books.

Matt Sasaki is an artist on another volume in this series, We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration. He lives with his wife and an old dog north of Seattle. Samples of his other work are online at mattsasaki.com.