Toshio Mori (1910–1980) was born in Oakland, California. During World War II, he was interned, with his family, at the Topaz Relocation Center in Utah, where he served as camp historian. Xiaojing Zhou is professor of English at the University of the Pacific and author of Cities of Others: Reimagining Urban Spaces in Asian American Literature.

"Mori’s superbly structured short stories are . . . tender, evocative episodes of growing up as a Japanese American prior to World War II."

• Introduction to the 2015 Edition by Xiaojing ZhouStanding on Seventh Street: An Introduction to the 1985 Edition by Lawson Fusao InadaIntroduction to the Original Edition by William SaroyanTomorrow Is Coming, ChildrenThe Woman Who Makes Swell DoughnutsThe Seventh Street PhilosopherMy Mother Stands on Her HeadToshio MoriThe End of the LineSay It with FlowersAkira YanoLil’ YokohamaThe Finance over at Doi’sThree Japanese MothersThe All-American GirlThe ChessmenNodas in AmericaThe Eggs of the WorldHe Who Has the Laughing Face Slant-Eyed AmericansThe TreesThe Six Rows of PomponsBusiness at ElevenThe Brothers