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A Writer with an Insatiable Passion for Kanji!
Eve Kushner is a writer in Berkeley, California. She has published two books, as well as hundreds of articles in dozens of markets. To learn about her background, see About Eve. To email Eve, go to Joy o' Kanji and use the contact form. You don't have to register on the site first. Current Focus: Joy o' KanjiEve has written about kanji since 2005, first in creating Crazy for Kanji, then in writing the blog Kanji Curiosity for JapanesePod101.com from 2007 through 2010. All the while, she wrote other articles.
Now Eve is focusing on kanji as part of her lifelong project Joy o' Kanji. With this undertaking she is writing an essay about each of the 2,136 Joyo kanji, the characters needed for daily use in Japan. These extremely affordable essays, which are downloadable in PDF format, give readers a full understanding of each character as nothing ever has. Moreover, they feature photos of kanji that bring the characters to life. The site also features "JOKIA" photo albums of kanji in real-life contexts, as well as plenty of free material, including mnemonics, and short essays about each radical, all lending order to the often chaotic world of kanji. At the online store Kanji Kaimono, which is just a click away on an auxiliary site, vendors around the world are selling a wide variety of products with kanji on their surfaces. Eve is one of the vendors, selling signed copies of Crazy for Kanji along with eight types of Joy o' Kanji T-shirts at the section called Crazy Joy! Like Joy o' Kanji on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Also like Kanji Kaimono on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!
What's NewJanuary 2021 January 15: The 397th essay has posted! Essay 2083 on 丼 (bowl; topped rice bowl) is titled "Bowled Over." January 10: Radical Note 93 on the "cow" radical 牛 has posted. Find out why this radical pops up in kanji such as 物 (387: thing) and 特 (760: special), and see what connection it has to two characters meaning “sacrifice.” This resource is free. December 23: The December newsletter “Secrets of a Dark Horse“ is now out, presenting all the content that came out in the past month—namely, three essays, a Radical Note, and a host of mnemonics. On top of that, the newsletter presents a new contest, provides answers to the last one, and offers a special deal running through January 31. December 19: The 396th essay has posted! Essay 1108 on 款 (stipulation; lump sum; friendly relationship; engraving) is titled "Signed, Sealed, Delivered." December 17: Radical Note 76 on the "yawning" radical 欠 has posted. See how yawning connects etymologically to kanji such as 次 (292: next) and 欠 (471: lack), and find out how 欧 (1034: Europe) might convey something quite insulting. Talking About Kanji on Major Media
On April 30, 2017, Eve appeared on the NBC talk show Asian Pacific America, speaking with host Robert Handa about her passion for kanji!
On multiple occasions, Eve has been a guest on the radio program The World in Words, speaking about kanji, author Haruki Murakami, and the town of Obama, Japan! Eve's BooksEve's 2009 book, Crazy for Kanji: A Student's Guide to the Wonderful World of Japanese Characters, is available for purchase on Amazon. You'll find lots of information about the book here, including press.
Her first book, Experiencing Abortion: A Weaving of Women's Words, came out in 1997 from Harrington Park Press (which Taylor and Francis has since acquired) and is also available on Amazon. Ten years later, Experiencing Abortion received a mention in Newsweek! And three years after that, in 2010, Eve appeared on the Canadian talk show Saturday Night at the Movies on TVO, speaking at length about abortion issues, particularly as they pertain to the films Cider House Rules and Citizen Ruth.
Eve's ArticlesEve has written many types of articles, including profiles, features, book reviews, personal essays, and how-to articles. She has most enjoyed writing about the following interests:
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