Joy Kogawa is a Member of the Order of Canada and a Member of the Order of British Columbia with numerous honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards to her name. The essays in this collection explore Joy Kogawa's life work, both literary and activist. The list of contributors includes Rocío G. Davis, Glenn Deer, Jonathan Hart, Julie McGonegal, Ann-Marie Metten, Tim Nieguth, Irene Sywenky, Barbara Turnbull, and Sheena Wilson. These essays give attention to Joy Kogawa's work beyond Obasan, with the intention of stimulating future scholarship on the author's multi-dimensional literary accomplishments. This collection includes an interview with Joy Kogawa.