Order the book You've seen the documentary, now read the book… No-No Boy A Novel by John Okada Introduction by Lawson Fusao Inada John Okada was born in Seattle in 1923. He attended the University of Washington and Columbia University. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, wrote one novel and was dead of a heart attack at the age of 47. John Okada died in obscurity believing that Asian America had rejected his work. Originally published in 1957, No-No Boy was reissued by University of Washington Press in 1978. Since then, the book has sold more than 100,000 copies, and is used in college courses throughout the U.S. "John Okada heralded the beginning of an authentic Japanese American literature." -Gordon Hirabayashi, Pacific Affairs 176 pages, $14.95 paperback No-No Boy is available through booksellers, or direct from the publisher University of Washington Press P.O. Box 50096 Seattle, WA 98145-5096 Phone: 1-800-441-4115 (or 206-543-8870) Fax 1-800-669-7993 (or 206-685-3460) ORDER ONLINE: www.washington.edu/uwpress HOME | FOR TEACHERS | FOR STUDENTS | SCREENINGS | ABOUT US | CONTACT US Updated: July 17, 2007