Terry Watada, author of A Thousand Homes, is probably best known for his monthly column in Nikkei Voice, a national Japanese-Canadian newspaper. He produced five plays between 1983 and 1987, and is the author of three plays that have been produced, Dear Wes/Love Muriel, A Tale of a Mask, and Vincent. Watada's Bukkyo Tozen, a history of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in Canada, published in 1995. His long poem, "Kawai-San," is part of Kao: About Face, with Roy Kiyooka and Joy Kogawa, and his stories have appeared in anthologies and magazines across Canada, including Grain, Spirit of Redress, and The Antigonish Review. Terry Watada is dedicated to the preservation of human rights and the elimination of racism. In 1991, he was recognized for his activism by the City of Toronto when he was the recipient of the William P. Hubbard Award for race relations. Poet, editor, playwright, fiction writer, and musician, Terry Watada has produced, composed, and performed nine albums. His latest release is The Art of Protest.