J A NunnJ. A. Nunn was born in Pasadena, California. After earning an MA in literature at Southern Illinois University, Nunn returned to California to teach. He later accepted a position in Tokyo, switched to marketing, and was appointed Washington State's Jpan-based trade representative. He returned to the US in the 1990s, and after a second career in marketing, he and his wife retired in Seattle. Read More Read Less