teaching at Humboldt State University and Santa Clara University.

with thousands of people living in dismal refugee camps while they struggle to find new houses and jobs in overcrowded Los Angeles.William Kent Krueger (The River We Remember).

For more information on the awards.Little Tokyo is rocked by a murder at the low-income hotel where the Watanabes have been staying.and was a finalist for the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel and the Anthony Award for Best Novel.

she begins to worry that the violence tearing through her community might threaten her family.and can Aki protect her husband from getting tangled up in a murder investigation?Each year the members of Mystery Readers International nominate and vote for their favorite mysteries in five categories.

Now the Itos have finally been allowed to return home to California — but nothing is as they left it.

she is shocked to recognize her husbands best friend.Youre from NBC? So what? Were from The Rafu.

but his intervention stunned the two women and they stopped.We all have a limited time and Mario’s grace is he has left his mark on The Rafu and is in good spirits.

and their lives are captured in his photos.Alan Miyatake and I spoke recently and hopefully.