all Japanese Americans in the area were sent to incarceration camps; 491 people living in Ventura County were forced to leave.

– New York Journal of BooksThe enduring strength of love [is] at the heart of this series opener.— Criminal ElementAffecting.

But thats not the main reason customers stop by.A brilliant first installment to a series.Whats the one dish youd do anything to taste just one more time?Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant.

The novel includes mouth-watering descriptions of food as well as a nuanced description of life in Japan.— BookRiot‘The Kamogawa Food Detectives is an absolute joy; hilarious.

— Library Journal[This] charming book is definitely not one to read while hungry… Little wonder that this gem of a detective novel is a bestseller in Japan.

[with] more complexity of flavor than you might expect.will our country continue moving backward.

continued to pile on the blame.Asian Americans have been portrayed as dog-eating savages.

All this serves to create division and justify attacks and discrimination against hard-working immigrant groups in our nation.Threats of mass deportation and accusations that immigrants are running our country to the ground – when in fact.