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YOSHIKI releases new music documentary, “YOSHIKI: Under the Sky”
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YOSHIKI releases new music documentary, “YOSHIKI: Under the Sky”

Shot in Germany, Beijing, Tokyo, and LA, the film features interviews and performances from a long list of acclaimed artists including Sarah Brightman (UK), Nicole Scherzinger (USA), St. Vincent (USA), Scorpions (Germany), The Chainsmokers (USA), HYDE (Japan), SUGIZO (Japan), SixTONES (Japan), Jane Zhang (China), and Lindsey Stirling (USA).

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Japanese American author received offer to license her book but only if she agreed to censor the word "racism" from her author's note
Wei Tsay Wei Tsay

Japanese American author received offer to license her book but only if she agreed to censor the word "racism" from her author's note

Maggie Tokuda-Hall is Japanese American and the author of Love in the Library. It’s a picture book based on the true events of her grandparent’s love story while they were cruelly imprisoned at Minidoka, a concentration camp for Japanese Americans.

Maggie says she received an offer from Scholastic to license her book but with the condition that she censor the word “racism.” The following screenshots show the edits she says Scholastic requested she make.

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