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Selected writings by Oliver Wang

2026

Still An Ordinary Guy
(Interview with Joe Bataan)
For Wax Poetics (Vol. 3 No. 2, Spring 2026)

Iijima y Miyamoto’s “Somos Asiaticos”
(Re:Discovery Essay)
For Wax Poetics (Vol. 3 No. 2, Spring 2026)

This historian dug into old records and found a lost chapter of Chicano L.A. music culture
(Article on Ruben Molina and The Dreamy Side)
For L.A. Times (May 4, 2026)

The Rhythm Specialist
(Interview with Gayle Wald, author of This Is Rhythm: Ella Jenkins, Children’s Music, and the Long Civil Rights Movement)
For L.A. Review of Books (April 20, 2026)

In a frenetic digital era, he’s helping Angelenos rediscover the classic cassette player
(Article on Spencer Richardson and JR.Market)
For L.A. Times (February 20, 2026)

2025

Racing Along with the Turtles: Nikkei Hot Rod Culture of the WWII-era
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours (December 2, 2025)

After Further Review: Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele
(Album Discussion with David Ma)
For L.A. Review of Books (November 3 2025)

F— Being Hard, De La Soul Is Complicated
(Conversation with Marcus J. Moore and Dave Heaton)
For L.A. Review of Books (September, 30, 2025)

The Miata Papa: Remembering Auto Designer Tom Matano
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours (September 30, 2025)

Yoshio Shimazu: The Hot Rod Gardener of West L.A.
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours (September 23, 2025)

The Speed Specialist: Nobu Oshiro
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours (August 26, 2025)

A Car Deferred: George Nakamura and The Meteor
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours (August 19, 2025)

The World’s First Japanese Auto Race…in Los Angeles
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours (August 12, 2025)

“100,000 serviceable tires”: The Fresno Tire Fabrication of 1943
(Article)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours (August 5, 2025)

Letter From the Curator of Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community
(Essay)
For Discover Nikkei: Detours (July 16, 2025)

The Empress
(Interview with Actress Lisa Lu)
For L.A. Review of Books (May 29, 2025)

Adam Mansbach: It’s All Elementary
(Interview)
For Dust & Grooves (May 22, 2025)

Riding the Korean Wave
(Interview with Euny Hong, author of The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture)
For L.A. Review of Books (May 5, 2025)

Beautiful Aimlessness: The Cultural Footprint of Giant Robot
(Review of Giant Robot: Thirty Years of Defining Asian American Pop Culture)
For LARB Quarterly (#44, Spring 2025)

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