Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Resources

If you'd like to read more about author Jamie Ford and his other books—including the other historical novel he wrote that's set in Seattle—check out his website.

Curious about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II? Have we got the guide for you—no really, it's ours; we wrote it.

Even though Jamie Ford didn't know it at the time, his childhood friend's father was sent to an internment camp just like Keiko and her family.

In an interview with NPR, Jamie Ford discusses writing Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and his own family's stories of assimilation, including how his great grandfather (a Chinese man named Min Chung) came to America and decided to adopt the surname Ford.

Have an hour to spare? Check out this in-depth discussion with author Jamie Ford about his novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.

Would you rather experience the sad but pure love between Henry and Keiko as an audiobook? Here you go.

The cover of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet shows young Henry and Keiko. Why do you think we can't see their faces?

Jamie Ford posed for his headshot outside of (where else?) the Panama Hotel.

The finding of Japanese American belongings in the basement of the Panama Hotel isn't something Jamie Ford made up—it really happened. Here's a photo of the basement when it was opened up.

When Henry asks Marty and Samantha to meet him for tea at the Panama Hotel, this is where they end up.