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Category Archives: Family History
The Heavy Fog of Fear
A few days ago, the intensity of my drive to outwardly disagree with Trump’s hasty actions and foolhardy words went into overdrive when I heard about the Executive Order to ban immigrants. But, it’s not wise to share opinions on social … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family History, History, Uncategorized
Tagged Executive Order, immigrants, internment, Japanese, Jews, Muslim, prejudice, World War II
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Christmas Excerpt from The Red Kimono
My historical fiction, The Red Kimono, opens with eight-year old Sachi searching for a Christmas present on December 7, 1941. Though Sachi was loosely based on the life of my mother, this scene was based on memories of my own … Continue reading
Posted in Excerpt, Family History, The Red Kimono, Uncategorized
Tagged Advent Calendar, Christmas, Pearl Harbor, The Red Kimono
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Goodbye, Uncle Cold-Outside
I received an email from my cousin this morning that her father passed away. At the age of 97, he was the last living Sasaki of my mother’s generation, my Uncle Cold-Outside. Though I feel a huge sadness for my cousin’s … Continue reading
The Magical Red Kimono
This morning, while giving my children’s story, The Magical Red Kimono, a final read-through before submitting to a publisher, I read a blog comment from my friend, Alice White. In her comment, she mentioned the scene in The Red Kimono … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discussion, Excerpt, Family History
Tagged appropriation, Japanese, kimono, Kimono Wednesdays, MFA Boston
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Floating Home–Finalist, Little Tokyo Historical Society
Earlier this year, I entered “Floating Home” into the Little Tokyo Historical Society Short Story Contest. I was excited to learn that it was a finalist in the contest where the main requirements were that the story incorporate Little Tokyo … Continue reading
