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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

Paper Fortune Teller

Although it may not be a traditional figure like the tsuru (crane), the paper fortune teller we used to make as kids is technically origami ...

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

Dare to Dream

I wish I could fold an origami crane that can actually fly. *This cartoon was originally published on INFJoe on May 15, 2014.  

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

Tough Questions

Some questions in life are tougher to answer than others. At least some of them have real answers. Happy Mother’s Day to my mom ...

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

A Thousand Cranes

Another installment of The Real Lives of Origami Figures. It’s a hard balancing act: my need of space on one hand and responsibility towards ...

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

It’s All How You Look at It

I recently got an iPad for traveling abroad. I wanted to be able to write and draw without lugging my trusty (but heavy) laptop around ...

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Short Film "Tsuru"

As a senior film project with Chapman University, I’m currently working on the short film Tsuru that deals with an elderly Japanese couple who ...

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For a Sister Getting Married: Senbazuru—1000 Cranes

“What are those?”I’m staying overnight with my daughter and her friends on a field trip. My daughter’s best friend is looking at ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations

Cynthia: Mil grullas, una flor de cerezo y la fugacidad de la vida

Desde que tengo memoria, como todo aquel que nació en el Perú en los años noventa, Japón ha estado muy presente en mi ...

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Toyomi Tsuruta, profesora que abre nuevos mundos

En 2013 abrió sus puertas el Centro de Idioma Japonés Tsuru, el sueño emprendedor de una japonesa que busca ofrecer una alternativa de ...