Safe Passage in the News

“Best New History - March 2026”Readworthy

“Gripping and immersive.” Starred Review Publishers Weekly

“A testament to what is possible, even in direst times.”Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026

“A timely reminder of how history repeats itself”Library Journal

“‘G.I.-G-Men’ and ‘Safe Passage’”: Trade Craft” WSJ

“A timely story from a receding past” Kirkus

“Safe Passage: The Story of a Wartime Swap” Post Alley

“A Seattle Author Uncovers a Secret History of WWII”Seattle Met

“Uncovering Lost Histories in “Safe Passage”: A preview of Evelyn Iritani’s new book” Densho

“Evelyn Iritani tells the gripping story of a civilian exchange during WWII, a lesser-known chapter in Japanese American history” The International Examiner

‘“Safe Passage’ details maritime tale of civilian exchanges during WWII” The Seattle TImes

“Telling an untold story: Evelyn Iritani tells of diplomatic trade efforts in WWII” UW Magazine

“After Pearl Harbor, Americans Living in Japan Endured Imprisonment, Torture and a Lengthy Battle to Return Home” Excerpt from Safe Passage in Smithsonian Magazine

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Essays and Other Works

“‘Voluntary’ Repatriation Has Never Been Voluntary”‍ ‍Zocalo Public Square

“Trumps War On Immigrants Repeats U.S. Past Shame,”Calmatters

“Commentary: Today’s ‘self-deportations’ echo ugly chapter in Japanese American history” Stocktonia

Podcasts

“Frank Abe with Evelyn Iritani on Safe Passage” Town Hall Seattle Civics Series

“American Civilians Caught Behind Enemy Lines After Pearl Harbor And How They Were Repatriated" History Unplugged