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I became a U.S. citizen on June 19. Here’s what I know to be true.
By Duncan Ryuken WilliamsI became a U.S. citizen on June 19. Here’s what I know to be true.
By Duncan Ryuken WilliamsA Japanese American group protests mass incarceration at the border. One of its Buddhist leaders envisions a new American identity.
Interview with Duncan Ryuken Williams by Ashoka MukpoSix new teachings on how to find compassion and equanimity in a time of great uncertainty.
By Taylor Plimpton, Gesshin Claire Greenwood, Radhule Weininger, Jack Kornfield, Koshin Paley Ellison, Thomas Hübl, and Duncan Ryuken WilliamsBuddhist priests replicate a historic ceremony at a former Japanese internment camp to protest the detention of migrant children.
By Duncan Ryuken WilliamsWith the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.
By Duncan Ryuken WilliamsThe recent talk of a Muslim registry isn’t the first time the United States government has targeted individuals based on their religion. Duncan Ryuken Williams shares the often overlooked stories of Buddhist Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII—and explains why it’s critical now to revisit their sacrifices and contributions.
By Duncan Ryuken WilliamsA comprehensive list of Buddhist studies programs in the United States.
By Duncan Ryuken WilliamsShoes Outside the Door:Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen CenterMichael DowningCounterpoint: Washington, DC, 2001448 pp.; $26.00 (cloth) Michael Downing’s Shoes Outside the Door is an account of San Francisco Zen Center’s growth from a small circle of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi’s students into one of the largest and most culturally significant centers of Zen […]
By Duncan Ryuken Williams“You bow like a Japanese,” Masatoshi Nagatomi told me with his characteristic giggle. Thus began nine years of mentoring in Buddhist studies until his passing last year. He assured my worried Japanese mother that I would be safe in America and that he and his wife would look after me. His grandfatherly kindness extended co […]
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