Sheila Hamanaka
Sheila Hamanaka | |
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Nationality | Sansei Japanese-American |
Occupation | children's author and illustrator |
Known for | 1992 American Book Award |
Sheila Hamanaka is an American freelance children's author, and illustrator.
Life[]
Hamanaka is a Sansei Japanese American,[1] the daughter of actor Conrad Yama and Mary Takaoka of the Vaudeville group Taka Sisters. She has two older siblings; the writer and musician V. Vale, and musician/singer Lionelle Hamanaka.[2]
Hamanaka lives in Tappan, New York.[3]
Awards[]
- 1992 American Book Award
Works[]
- The journey: Japanese Americans, racism and renewal. Orchard Books. 1990. ISBN 978-0-531-05849-7.
- Peace Crane. Morrow Junior Books. 1995. ISBN 978-0-688-13815-8.
- On the wings of peace. Clarion Books. 1995. ISBN 978-0-395-72619-8.
- All the Colors of the Earth. HarperCollins. 1999. ISBN 978-0-688-17062-2.
- In Search Of The Spirit: The Living National Treasures of Japan, 1999 Morrow Junior, Sheila Hamanaka, Ayano Ohmi, ISBN 978-0-688-14607-8
- Grandparents Song. HarperCollins. 2003. ISBN 978-0-688-17852-9.
- The boy who loved all living things: the imaginary childhood journal of Albert Schweitzer. Animal Welfare Institute. 2006. ISBN 978-0-938414-98-8.[4]
- Pablo Puppy's Search for the Perfect Person. Animal Welfare Institute. 2008. ISBN 978-0-938414-91-9.
Illustrations[]
- Myra Kornfeld (2005). The Healthy Hedonist: More Than 200 Delectable Flexitarian Recipes for Relaxed Daily Feasts. Illustrator Sheila Hamanaka. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-5570-7.
Criticism[]
- "The "It Girl's" Guide To Chemo ", WBAI.org
- "Slanted Screen: Emasculation of the Asian Male In Film", WBAI.org
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-12-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ onioneye. "The 'Double Life' of Journalist-Turned-Actor Conrad Yama (Hamanaka) « Writing & Democracy". Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/16806/Sheila_Hamanaka/index.aspx
- ^ "Sheila Hamanaka". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
Categories:
- American women illustrators
- American illustrators
- American children's writers
- Living people
- American women children's writers
- American writers of Japanese descent
- People from Tappan, New York
- American Book Award winners