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Yuriko Kondo


After 15 years of working life in Tokyo, I finally achieved my dream of studying at a graduate school in the United States. I first went to Little Tokyo to shop for Japanese ingredients, but as I learned more about the history of Japanese Americans, I became interested in the drama behind it. Since then, I have visited the Japanese American National Museum and read documents, and I try to learn whenever I can. My specialty is psychology, so I hope to continue to learn about different types of life and understand the human heart.

(Updated August 2015)


Stories from This Author

2nd Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Little Tokyo Daikagura

Aug. 17, 2015 • Yuriko Kondo

“Wow! Mom look at that guy juggling so many balls!” A little boy's voice grazes my ears. I'm glad that he's pleased with my juggling, which I've only just started practicing, but I still feel a little embarrassed and ticklish. And, as always, people pass by on the street corners of Little Tokyo, and I become part of the scenery and time passes. My darkened elbows and hands are like a different creature as I go to pick up the …

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