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I was drafted into the U. S. Army in June 1945 from Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. After basic training i…

Kenichi “Ken” Sato • Jan. 15, 2023

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Parental Responsibilities

The phrase “parental responsibilities,” as stated, is quite obvious and doesn’t n…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Jan. 10, 2023

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Eating Together Again for the Holidays

It’s been a long, sometimes lonely three years since COVID-19 arrived in the world and change…

Gil Asakawa • Jan. 3, 2023

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Haruko (Mom), A Football Fan

Haruko (Mom), a football fan? Yes, a football fan. How so? Well, three of her youngest sons, Yuzo,…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Dec. 30, 2022

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Dear Sosobo

Dear Sosobo, Let me begin with an apology. I didn’t know what to call you; I had to look it …

Amanda Mei Kim • Dec. 14, 2022

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No Christmas Like an Inouye Family Christmas

Christmas in the 1950s-60s was a time of great anticipation for the Inouye Family. Even though the …

Geraldine Shu • Dec. 13, 2022

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Generational Pies: The Hori family’s continued passion for baking

In 1932, Yoshio and Miyako Hori brought two babies into the world: their son, Richard Yasuo Hori, a…

Jackie Kojima • Dec. 8, 2022

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Love and Reckoning: A Meditation On Family Photos

In my childhood home in Roseville, California, we had a room we called “the den.” It wa…

Tamiko Nimura • Dec. 6, 2022

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Katherine Birkinshaw writes about her mother's experiences as a survivor of the atomic bombing

Daughter's illness and mother's confession There is a novel called "Last Cherry Bloss…

Keiko Fukuda • Nov. 28, 2022

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An Interview with Katie Yamasaki on Her New Book Shapes, Lines, and Light — Part 1

Within our families we have stories that we wish to tell the world to encourage others, share the…

Taylor Wilson • Nov. 20, 2022

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