SWET Tributes

SWET members have been coming and going for more than three decades, mostly without much fanfare, but some have left a lasting mark on our particular community, our professions, or on other members in a way that inspires and leads us. They were our friends and colleagues, and their stories tell the story of SWET and our era. This page opens up a place to applaud and remember these people and tell their stories, stories that resonate especially with SWET members and visitors to this site.

SWET Tributes: A Project in Progress

Tributes previously published in the SWET Newsletter, along with newer and more recent tributes, will be gradually posted here as volunteer help can be found to input the data and format the pages. If you are interested in helping with this project, please contact us.

● Julia Nolet (1953–2024): Writer, Editor, Translator, Journalist, Friend
● Angela Jeffs (1941–2022): Columnist, Writer, Teacher
● Michael Brase (1943–2021): Editor, Author, Publisher, Translator
● Kim Schuefftan (1936–2021): Editor, Writer, Collector
● Higashizono Tadatoshi (1927–2021): Translator, Writer, Scholar
● Howard Hibbett (1920–2019): Scholar, Translator, Editor
● Robert J. J. Wargo (d. 2012): Scholar, Editor, Friend
● Eileen Katō (1932–2008): Scholar, Translator, Editor
● Edward G. Seidensticker (1921–2007): Wordsmith Extraordinaire
● Paul Robert Henriques (1939–2001): English Editor
● Janice Baldwin (1935–1999): Proofreader, Transcriber, Editor/Rewriter
● Florence Sakade (1916–1999): Book Editor and Designer
● Nancy Andrew (1947–1998): Scholar and Translator
● Donald L. Philippi (1930–1993): Linguist-scholar, Activist, Musician, Translator
● Alan Dexter Smith (1926–1988)*: Foreign Affairs Information Officer
● Ralph Friedrich (1913–1982)*: Poet, Editor, Translator

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