Ken Mochizuki

Ken Mochizuki was born in Seatle, Washington. He attended the University of Washington and earned a bachelor's degree in communications. Afer graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. After living there for 5 years, he moved back to Seattle and became a writer. He became a staff reporter and editor for the "International examiner" newspaper in Seattle, Washington. He has published 4 books. His first, "Baseball Saved Us", published in 1993, about a Japanese-American boy during World War II. Along with his family, he is in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans. He establishes a camp baseball league to help pass the time for he and his fellow internees. This story has been made into a play and has been performed on stage at schools in the Seattle area. Other books followed. "Heros" in 1997,which honors our veterans; "Beacon Hill Boys" in 2002. A novel based on his high school days, in Seattle, during the early 70s. His fourth, ""Pasage to Freedom; The Sugihara St