Background
Boldt, Lana McGraw was born on August 31, 1942 in Medford, Oregon, United States. Daughter of Merle Everett and Jessie Elise (Beaulieu) McGraw.
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"This novel about WWII begins at Pearl Harbor shortly before the Day of Infamy … Iris Hashimoto, a Nisei born in San Francisco, travels to Japan to vist her relatives and gets trapped there … she winds up as a kind of double agent Tokyo Rose … McGraw Boldt balances Iris' bouts of culture shock with credible battle scenes." —Washington Post "So well-plotted and executed, the characters are so finely drawn, interesting and realistic, the research is so meticulous … marvelous, enduring." —Patricia Gallagher, author of No Greater Love
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Boldt, Lana McGraw was born on August 31, 1942 in Medford, Oregon, United States. Daughter of Merle Everett and Jessie Elise (Beaulieu) McGraw.
Bachelor, University Oregon, 1964. Postgraduate, University Washington, 1966. Postgraduate, Southern Oregon State College, 1972.
Teacher/counselor, Langley (Washington) High School, 1964-1965;
teacher, James Madison Junior High School, Seattle, 1965-1966;
teacher, Chief Sealth Senior High School, Seattle, 1966-1967;
volunteer, United States Peace Corps, Marshall Islands, 1967-1969;
substitute teacher, Phoenix, Ashland, Medford, Oregon, 1973-1977;
writer, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, Ashland, 1972-1973;
regional magazine correspondent, Skies West, Portland, Oregon, 1979-1980;
co-owner, secretary-treasurer, N. Pacific Construction, Inc., Ashland, Oregon, since 1973;
novelist, Ashland, since 1981. Founder Alele Museum, Marshall Islands, 1967-1969. Consultant/lecturer Southern Oreg.State College, since 1984.
Ashland School District 5, since 1985.
("This novel about WWII begins at Pearl Harbor shortly bef...)
Board directors Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1979-1985, Oregon Shakespear Festival. Co-founder Jackson County Women's Commission, 1980. Consultant Southern Oregon History Society, Jacksonville, 1986, president board directors, 1994-1996.
Board directors Peter Britt Music Festival, 1974-1977. Founder Ashland High Arts Advocates, 1990, Southern Oregon History Society Foundation. Volunteer recruiter for Peace Corps, Southern Oregon State College, since 1989.
Member Authors Guild, American Association of University Women (state board of directors 1978-1982), Returned Peace Corps Volumes, Peace Corps Recognition for Continuing Service.
Married Darrell Arthur Boldt, August 23, 1964. Children: Katrina Elise Meister, Kirsten Maryl Boldt.