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Uncovering the Past

As I go through my father’s things in the aftermath of his death, I came across a small book “Oxnard: 1941-2004 (Images of America ...

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The Nihongo Papers

Chapter 7

>> Chapter 6 The door opened, allowing a sliver of sunrise to temporarily blind the boy holding a gun in the corner of the Oxnard hotel ...

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The Nihongo Papers

Chapter 6

>> Chapter 5 For weeks after Haru’s baby brother Kei was born, the Shishido household was both loud and quiet at the same time. Loud ...

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The Nihongo Papers

Chapter 5

>> Chapter 4 Carlos Yamashita knew that the old man was practically blind to begin with, but since the three of them had arrived in California ...

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The Nihongo Papers

Chapter 3

>> Chapter 2 Haru Shishido reached out for the dashboard as their Model T truck hit some potholes in the dirt road. Papa was going much ...

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The Nihongo Papers

Chapter 1

“There’s another one,” said Bob Shishido, almost in whisper. “No.” Greg went to the desk on the other side of the bungalow and looked ...