Wendy Carrillo and Ysabel Jurado.

and blossoming identities converge in Maggie Tokuda-Halls remarkable companion to ‘The Mermaid.Rafu: Did you grow up hearing about your family history from your grandparents.

Following is The Rafu Shimpos interview with the author about her books and the recent controversy.Rafu: Are there any film or TV adaptations of your works planned?Tokuda-Hall: Who knows at this point.That I didn’t believe they were doing well enough by my community — and by this I mean all historically marginalized people in the United States — to have the right to my family’s story.

Candlewick Press) by Maggie Tokuda-Hall.he did pretty well with the left.

But trust and truth are hard to come by in this complex world of mermaids.

All Japanese Americans from the West Coast — elderly people.and the young man had just graduated from Box Elder High School.

(DoD photo by Patti Hirahara)Norio Uyematsu’s journey began in the quiet town of Brigham City.” but Norio was determined not to let their sacrifices be in vain.

but he had yet to learn how much it would impact him.a reminder of the sacrifices made by the brave men and women who stepped forward in times of crisis.