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Day of Infamy
USS Shaw at Pearl Harbor Today marks seventy-one years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. This morning, I “googled” Pearl Harbor and once again read the Day of Infamy speech, looked at photographs. I...
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Aloha, Senator Daniel Inouye
Just last week, as my cousin and I were talking about the story of his father’s service during World War II, (“Hyphenated Americans” in the anthology, Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors,) he...
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Discussion Questions for The Red Kimono
I’ve just added a “Book Club” button with discussion questions for The Red Kimono. I look forward to reading some of your answers! I’d also be interested to read any other discussion questions you...
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#AtoZ Challenge: B is for Bullying
Day #2 in the A to Z Challenge, which means the letter “B.” “B” is for Bullying The Red Kimono opens with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. My main character, Sachiko Kimura, is a nine-year old Japanese...
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#AtoZChallenge: C is for Color
Day 3 of the A to Z Challenge is the letter “C”: “C” is for Color Close your eyes and think of the word “color.” It’s a beautiful word that evokes lovely thoughts and images. Yet, often there is...
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#AtoZChallenge: E is for Executive Order 9066
Day 5 of the A to Z Challenge is the letter “E”: “E” is for Executive Order 9066 Imagine walking down the street and seeing flyers like the one above flapping in the wind. Imagine the flyers tell...
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#AtoZChallenge: I is for Ignorance
Day 9 of the A to Z Challenge is the letter “I”: I is for Ignorance I thought the Thesaurus.com listing of synonyms for ignorance was so much more representative of what the word means to me than the...
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#AtoZChallenge: Y is for Yesterday
Day 25 (only one day to go?!?) of the A to Z Challenge is the letter “Y”: Y is for Yesterday I’m sure you’ve read the following saying: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it....
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#AtoZChallenge: Z is for Zippety-Do-Dah
Day 26 of the A to Z Challenge is the letter “Z”: Z is for Zippety-Do-Dah I have to say, April flew by! I can’t believe we’re already at Day 26. I’ve enjoyed trying to find something to relate to each...
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#NaBloPoMo Day 5: Theatre Esprit Asia’s “Dust Storm”
The BlogHer prompt for National Blog Posting Month Day 5 is: Friday, June 7, 2013 Tell us a story from your family history. I have many, many stories I’ve written based on stories I’ve heard from both...
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#Discussion Question 2: The Three Main Characters
I’ve made a list of questions for use by book clubs or classes to discuss The Red Kimono, and today, This is a weekly blog series where I’ll post one question for discussion by anyone who has read the...
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Not Done Yet
I was going to do a post about the 72nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, until I read an article in the Tulsa World that my daughter forwarded to me this morning.The article was titled...
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Happy Korematsu Day!
If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don’t be afraid to speak up. — Fred Korematsu You may not have heard about a man named Fred Korematsu. Because my mother and her family were Japanese...
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#AAPI Asian Pacific Heritage Month: Post 2
Asian Pacific Heritage Month pays tribute to the generations of the Asians and Pacific Islanders and their contributions to the rich and diverse history of the United States. In researching The Red...
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#AAPI Asian Pacific Heritage Month: Post 3
Asian Pacific Heritage Month pays tribute to the generations of the Asians and Pacific Islanders and their contributions to the rich and diverse history of the United States. In researching The Red...
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Greater Kansas City Japan Festival
I’m excited to head north to Kansas City this weekend for the Greater Kansas City Japan Festival. The festival is organized by a group of friendly, dedicated people and I look forward to seeing them...
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Fear of the Huddled Masses
At first, I felt a sense of security upon hearing that more than half of our nation’s governors have said that Syrian refugees would not be welcome in their states. The day after the terrorist attacks...
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Unhyphenated Patriots, Part 2
“All of us can’t stay in the camps until the end of the war. Some of us have to go to the front. Our record on the battlefield will determine when you will return and how you will be treated. …...
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The Heavy Fog of Fear
A few days ago, the intensity of my drive to outwardly disagree with Trump’s hasty actions and foolhardy words went into overdrive when I heard about the Executive Order to ban immigrants. But, it’s...
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