The Hasty Heart: A Play in Three Acts (1945) is John Patrick's first successful stage play.

Southern Exposure: Modern Japanese Literature from Okinawa (2000), edited by Michael Molasky and Steve Rabson, is a collection of poetry, short stones, and memoirs by modern Okinawan writers.

Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II (1995), by Robert Leckie, is a history of a decisive battle in World War II.

Democracy and Race: Asian Americans and World War II (1995), by Ronald Takaki, discusses ethnic relations and the experiences of Asian Americans during World War II.

The Japanese Way of Tea: From Its Origins in China to Sen Rtkyu (1998), by Sen Soshitsu XV and translated by V Dixon Morris, presents a history of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.

Geisha: The Life, the Voices, the Art (1995), by Jodi Cobb, includes images of geishas m pictorial art.