with sweetened bits of colored string
Growing up as a hapa with a Japanese American mother, I learned many unspoken values by watching her and our family members. The care...
May 22, 2017
brimming memories
When I was a child, my mother and her best friend were rubber stampers who introduced my sisters and me to the loveliness of Color Box...
May 13, 2017
tastefulls
Growing up, our meals included Japanese rice on the side of everything. Though our cabinet shelves were filled with chawan bowls and our...
Apr 10, 2017
tids and bits
When I was a small child, my mother needed to pick something up at our local fabric store. While she shopped, my sisters and I explored...
Apr 5, 2017
expansively
We drove the winding road, marveling in sisterly fashion with every turn. And when we had found our spot, we set out on foot until all we...
Mar 26, 2017
duly noted
We learned to hear each other, read each other and to even express each other's thoughts and emotions. We saw the many ways that we could...
Mar 6, 2017
