Sheila Hamanaka Explained

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 for The Journey

Works

• Book: The Journey: Japanese Americans, Racism and Renewal. Orchard Books. 1990. 978-0-531-05849-7.
• Book: Peace Crane. Morrow Junior Books. 1995. 978-0-688-13815-8.
• Book: On the wings of peace. registration. Clarion Books. 1995. 978-0-395-72619-8 .
• Book: All the Colors of the Earth. HarperCollins. 1999. 978-0-688-17062-2 .
• In Search Of The Spirit: The Living National Treasures of Japan, 1999 Morrow Junior, Sheila Hamanaka, Ayano Ohmi,
• Book: Grandparents Song. HarperCollins. 2003. 978-0-688-17852-9.
• Book: The boy who loved all living things: the imaginary childhood journal of Albert Schweitzer. Animal Welfare Institute. 2006. 978-0-938414-98-8 . ^[4]
• Book: Pablo Puppy's Search for the Perfect Person . Animal Welfare Institute. 2008 . 978-0-938414-91-9.

Illustrations

• Book: The Healthy Hedonist: More Than 200 Delectable Flexitarian Recipes for Relaxed Daily Feasts. Myra Kornfeld. Illustrator Sheila Hamanaka. Simon and Schuster. 2005. 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: CCBC Recommended Books . 2009-12-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718062910/http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/detailBook.asp?idBooks=97 . 2011-07-18 .
2. Web site: The 'Double Life' of Journalist-Turned-Actor Conrad Yama (Hamanaka) « Writing & Democracy. onioneye. en-US. 2020-01-02.
3. Web site: Sheila Hamanaka from HarperCollins Publishers. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070322170632/http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/16806/Sheila_Hamanaka/index.aspx. 2007-03-22.
4. Web site: Sheila Hamanaka. 3 June 2013.