Rachel Yamaguchi
@chewiery1Rachel Yamaguchi nasceu e cresceu, uma sansei, em Pasadena, Califórnia. Ela recebeu seu bacharelado em História pela UCLA e obteve uma credencial de ensino secundário em Ciências Sociais na CSULA. Ela gosta de escrever desde a quinta série e neste momento está trabalhando para encontrar representação para dois romances relacionados envolvendo o 442º RCT e o War Relocation Camp, Amache, CO. Atualmente ela reside em Placentia, Califórnia, com seu fiel companheiro, um beagle chamado Shelby. .
Atualizado em junho de 2012
Stories from This Author
The Odyssey
22 de Agosto de 2012 • Rachel Yamaguchi
We were on our way from Los Angeles to Turlock, located in the central valley of California, for what I believe was my grandmother’s funeral. My father’s mother passed away in January so we were naturally a sullen group. During the winter there is usually snow on the Grapevine, a portion of the Interstate 5 freeway that connects Northern and Southern California, complete with road closures and sometimes perilous fog and mudslides. This necessitated my family in flying out of …
"Look'it" Food
17 de Julho de 2012 • Rachel Yamaguchi
Come on, admit it. There is one in every family. You know at least one. I’m one. You may be one too. We’re called “squirrels,” “pack rats,” and in the most extreme case, “hoarders.” In my particular case, I inherited this trait from my Nisei mother. Whenever our family got a special gift like that delicious white two-pound box of assorted chocolates, sembei, or manju, Mom always told us, “We’ll save these for a special occasion. This is only for …