クリスティン・ヘンシェック
(Kristine Haenschke)
クリスティン・ヘンシュケさんは南カリフォルニアで生まれ育った二世で、両親は鹿児島生まれ。彼女と夫のエイリクさんは昨年6月に中国からティアンちゃんを養子に迎えた。
2010年1月更新
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Let’s Go to America!
2010年1月22日 • クリスティン・ヘンシェック
I don’t remember ever having seen my birth certificate until I needed it for my application for graduate school. When it arrived, the most surprising bit of information on it was the two words “chick sexor” under “father’s present or last occupation.” What the heck was that? I wasn’t in contact with my father at the time, so it was quite a few years before I could be enlightened. (This was also before the time of instant Google searches on …
Does the Kenjinkai Have a Future?
2009年5月6日 • クリスティン・ヘンシェック
A program titled “Kenjinkai: Past, Present, and Future,” which explored the current relevance of kenjinkai (Japanese prefectural associations), was held on March 28 at the Japanese American National Museum. Our own Margaret Miyauchi-Leong, Vice-President for Southern California, was one of four panel speakers. The others were Arlene Nakamura of Yamaguchi Kenjinkai, Dean Hara of Mie Kenjinkai, and Ken Mukai of Hiroken. Dr. Lane Hirabayashi of the UCLA Asian American Studies Department was the moderator. The two-hour program began with a …
