Shirley Watanabe-Nishida
Born and raised in Los Angeles. Lived in Little Tokyo as a child and attended Lumbini Kindergarten. Moved to the downtown area when she was in the second grade, and frequently visited Little Tokyo to help her mother with grocery shopping. Started working at Japanese Village Plaza in 2010. Started writing as a hobby in middle school, and became fascinated with reading books in both English and Japanese as an adult.
(Updated September 2016)
Stories from This Author
Obon, the town, and my grandfather
Sept. 26, 2016 • Shirley Watanabe-Nishida
On Saturday morning, I woke up by myself, which was unusual for me. Mom "Oh, how unusual." She told me to get ready to go out. I told my mom who was driving. "Where are you going?" I heard. "What are you talking about? Today is Obon day at kindergarten and I told you I'd be helping out." That's right, today is Obon at Higashi Honganji Temple, where I go. I'll ask them to buy me some cupcakes at the …
