Material contribuído por Marsha_JTM

Nikkei Chronicles #6 — Itadakimasu 2!: Another Taste of Nikkei Culture
Natto: A Love Story
Marsha Takeda-Morrison

Nikkei Chronicles #4 — Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values
The Weight On My Shoulders
Marsha Takeda-Morrison
I don’t remember exactly how old I was when this happened—maybe nine or ten—but I distinctly remember what the hotel room looked and smelled like. The bedspreads were ugly and itchy. There was a musty smell to everything, and we figured it was because the housekeepers never ...

Nikkei Chronicles #1 — ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture
Spam: It’s What’s For Dinner. No, Really.
Marsha Takeda-Morrison
Today I’m going to talk about Spam. I’m not talking about the kind in your online mailbox, I’m talking about the canned meat.Hey, where’d everybody go?

Warning: Japanese lady say not-so-nice things about racists!
Marsha Takeda-Morrison
I was in my early twenties, at a dinner party. The host, a friend of mine, used the “N-word” in a conversation and after a couple of nervous giggles, everyone went on eating their pasta puttanesca like nothing had happened. I tried to, but couldn’t and I made a ...

Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Japan Quake: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Marsha Takeda-Morrison
I know the title of this post is “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly” but it’s been really hard to find anything good about the disaster unfolding in Japan. Truth is, words seem so trivial and I don’t even particularly feel like writing about the quake, or the ...