Dina Furumoto
A yonsei constantly trying to bridge their love of community, culture, history, and food together. On the ultimate quest to define what the perfect "Japanese-American" dessert is and an avid lover of carbs, bread, and anything comforting. Serves as a writer for Yo! Magazine and as a volunteer in the Japanese-American community.
Updated September 2020
Stories from This Author
Creating a Sense of Community in Idaho - Part 2
Sept. 18, 2020 • Dina Furumoto
Read Part 1 >> Q: I only experienced Idaho through the Minidoka Pilgrimage and during that time, as you said it becomes like a “mini pop-up Japantown” and I don’t feel like I got a full grasp of what Idaho feels like. Can you describe what it feels like to you being in Idaho on a regular basis? And further elaborate what it felt like coming back from a Southern California college experience? As part of a college paper I …
Creating a Sense of Community in Idaho - Part 1
Sept. 17, 2020 • Dina Furumoto
I live in a bubble. I did not grow up nor in my adult life have I traveled and explored the United States, like I feel I should be doing, being an American citizen all my life. It wasn’t until I started working in the Japanese American community that I had various opportunities to travel and broaden my American experience. Taking only what I knew from my experiences living in Southern California as a Japanese American, I took my naïve …
