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It was our last supper together. In the morning I would leave home to attend university in Tokyo. Grandmother would be alone, again. I...

In his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for President, Joe Biden shared the wisdom he has gained through his experiences...

Lost a brother when Lane Hirabayashi passed away. Lane's life story is in When Half is Whole. “For the community. ” You can read it here:...

The end of the war liberated my mother. Like many other Japanese, for the first time she was able to imagine how she might make a life...

"I see you, I am here: The secret to heartfelt communication" Here you can get special free access to my new article in Lion’s Roar...

On these dark days of August Remember the mushroom clouds of death To honor those passed and those still here To mourn what was killed in...

Remembering Manny my old friend On National Friendship Day A boy from long ago and far away Whose memory will always stay He wasn’t big...

Yesterday on National Aunts and Uncles day I remembered the beautiful aunts who have made my life good. I don’t know much about uncles,...

I left my home as a child To wander the woods alone Escaping from the humans So lovely yet so savage Sniffing the earth and flowers...

John Lewis passed away. I relied on him for words of encouragement to keep up the struggle. “'If you're not hopeful and optimistic, then...

I remember when my big sister got a high fever on Christmas Eve and everyone was worried so we called the doctor. Dr. Fasce came over...

Like everyone else, I came into this world through a father. We all know how flawed these people are, how much they let us down. Some of...

When I hear people telling others that they don’t belong and should go back to their country, it opens old wounds. I remember growing up...

My mother has osteoporosis. She falls sometimes and shatters bones. Pain, discomfort, and disability become part of life. She goes...

I trust that you’re in a better place. If you were here you would be filled with grief and rage. You who spent so much of your life...

Dad said that the Boy’s Club would be a good place to toughen up because it was full of all kinds of kids from different neighborhoods....