The Japanese Art of Loneliness
It was our last supper together. In the morning I would leave home to attend university in Tokyo. Grandmother would be alone, again. I...
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Aug 31, 20201 min read
Joe Biden’s Healing Journey Through Grief
In his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for President, Joe Biden shared the wisdom he has gained through his experiences...
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Aug 23, 20201 min read
Farewell Lane Hirabayashi
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:...
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Aug 21, 20202 min read
Flowers grow amidst the ashes
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...
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Aug 11, 20201 min read
I see you, I am here
"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...
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Aug 10, 20201 min read
Remembrance
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...
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Aug 3, 20201 min read
My friend Manny
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...
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Jul 27, 20201 min read
In Praise of Aunts
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,...
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Jul 23, 20201 min read
Nature Boy Returns
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...
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Jul 20, 20203 min read
Soul food and heart stories
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...
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Jul 16, 20201 min read
Vulnerability in Health Care Heroes
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...
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Jul 14, 20202 min read
A father’s birthday reflection
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...
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Jul 9, 20201 min read
This land is our land
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...
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Jun 30, 20204 min read
Resilience: 七転び八起き Nana korobi ya oki
My mother has osteoporosis. She falls sometimes and shatters bones. Pain, discomfort, and disability become part of life. She goes...
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Jun 26, 20202 min read
Happy birthday Grace
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...
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Jun 21, 20204 min read
The day I quit boxing
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....
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