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“Sabishii ne.” At my last dinner before leaving home to live in Tokyo, these words unexpectedly came out of my mouth. In Japan, they’re a...

This is part of a calendar of activities created at Stanford University in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander month. This is an...

“Did you call your mother today?” It was Mother’s Day and I feeling like spreading the joy of the wonder of having a mother. The guy in...

When I was hired as Head Teacher for the Chinese Church day care center I was invited to the reverend’s house in Chinatown for a...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month My neighbor Gary was playing with his infant son, and as I was walked past he waved and...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month One of the wonders of our heritage are what are known in Japanese as Kanji (漢字かんじ),...

Sharing my family for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month My roots go back far but this is the earliest photo I have....

When they called me names Daddy taught me how to box "Be ready to fight, But if you can, walk away, If you can't, go all the way" The...

They all called me Ping Got it from an Elvis film They didn’t know me I am no white man’s servant Provoke dragon boy and see Healing and...

The tree doctor gives the death sentence for my ailing cherry. It won’t survive another year. Enjoy her one last time. But fears invade...

I went to the sea to find peace I found an apple then an orange a watermelon a cantaloupe a kiwi a banana Funny how it brought such...

I'll be doing a webinar "Finding balance & Wholeness in Life's struggles" live at 7 am PST here: We'll reflect on the potential for...

As we emerge back into the world from our corona cocoons we may feel a special sense of wonder this Easter. For some of us, our long...

Our ancestors came to this country in search of a better life for themselves and their families. Many welcomed us but others did not. We...

When the United States government’s incarcerated more than 110,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry in concentration camps without cause...

“You’re Irish, and don’t let anyone tell you you’re not!” My Irish aunt Johanna, who welcomed us with open arms when we came from Japan,...