About the essay

A serial essay commissioned for the WATARIDORI: birds of passage project, “Apparitions of the Non-Alien: Philadelphia” explores the history and consequences of Japanese American resettlement to Philadelphia.

The latest installments are available here.

The opening sections of this essay appear in the WATARIDORI: birds of passage booklet available through the Asian Arts Initiative. Proceeds will be donated to CCATE.

About the writer: Vince Schleitwiler