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3 unusual facts about Baye McNeil


Americans in Japan

Baye McNeil, African-American memoirist, blogger and English teacher.

Baye McNeil

According to articles in periodicals such as The Japan Times and Tokyo Weekender, both of these books grew out of McNeil’s blog, “locoinyokohama.com,” which focuses on his life in Japan and issues such as racism.

Authors such as Debito Arudou, Joan Morgan (author of When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost), Roland Kelts (author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US) and Barry Lancet (author of Japantown) have praised McNeil's writing for its portrayal of racism in Japan and the U.S., and his depiction of life as a foreign teacher in Japan.



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