UPDATE! We are at capacity for my virtual launch party on Tuesday, 9/1 at 6pm PDT! Registration is now closed, but JCCCNC will be broadcasting the program on Facebook Live for anyone who was unable to sign up in advance. CLICK HERE TO WATCH.

For my virtual launch this year, I'm partnering with longtime Japantown institution, the Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Northern California, and local Bay Area bookseller, Books Inc. Even though we can't all be together right now, it's such an honor to be working with these local organizations, and I hope you continue to give them your support!

Tuesday, September 1 at 6pm PDT
with Misa Sugiura (This Time Will Be Different) and THREE very special surprise guests!
​Please register here for the Zoom link.​

You have a few days left to pre-order your copy of We Are Not Free and submit your receipt to receive your pre-order gifts!

​With your proof of purchase (or proof of library request) for We Are Not Free, you can get:

• one We Are Not Free poster (11x17 in.) illustrated by Yoshi Yoshitani
• one signed bookmark***
• one signed bookplate

This offer is open internationally until Sep. 1, 2020 at 11:59pm PDT or until supplies last.

To enter, submit the following to chee.preorders @ gmail . com (without the spaces):

• your proof of purchase OR proof of library request
• your name & mailing address exactly as they should appear on the package

***If you order from Books Inc. in San Francisco, you can get the whole set of six signed collectible bookmarks, as seen here! This offer is good while supplies last.

You can order from any retailer, like Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or your favorite local bookstore, which you can find at IndieBound! Just don't forget to send in your receipt!

New Research Stories! ? Today I'm talking about the temporary detention centers where 100,000+ Japanese Americans were imprisoned after their forced eviction from the west coast, and paying homage to my great Auntie Mary, who so generously shared her story with me. Go watch!

CATCH UP ON THE REST OF THIS SERIES:
* Research Stories #1: Best Story Behind a Photograph

We’re ONE WEEK out from launch now, so don't forget to pre-order! Then submit your receipts for some special goodies, including a beautiful poster illustrated by Yoshi Yoshitani! AND register for my virtual launch party all in the same place! Go here for details!

I have a new video series! And a YouTube channel! ? Please allow me to regale you with all my favorite discoveries from researching We Are Not Free, starting with this story about my mom, my grandpa, and the Smithsonian Museum... ✨ Click here to go directly to the video or watch it above!

CATCH UP ON THE REST OF THIS SERIES:
​* Research Stories #2: Most Striking Moment from an Interview

We're two weeks out from launch now, so don't forget to pre-order! Then submit your receipts for some special goodies, including a beautiful poster illustrated by Yoshi Yoshitani! Go here for details!