Ken mochizuki biography

PERSONAL:

Surname pronounced "Moh-chee-zoo-kee"; born May 18, 1954, in Seattle, WA; son of Eugene (a social worker) and Miyeko (a clerical worker) Mochizuki. Ethnicity: "Third-generation American of Japanese descent." Education: University of Washington—Seattle, B.A., 1976.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Maple Valley, WA.

[email protected].

CAREER:

Actor in Los Angeles, CA, 1976-81; International Examiner (newspaper), Seattle, WA, staff writer, 1985-89, assistant editor, 2007—; Northwest Nikkei (newspaper), Seattle, assistant editor, 1990-97.

Gives presentations to schools and other groups.

MEMBER:

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Parents' Choice Award, Washington State Governor's Writers Award, Publishers Weekly Editor's Choice, and American Bookseller Pick of the List, all 1993, all for Baseball Saved Us; Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies/