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2026-07-01
“EVERY CHILD CAN BE EDUCATED” -Dr.Shinichi Suzuki A Spring day walk, April 1967, around the block on Seattle’s Capitol Hill with our 3-year-old, changed my life! That was when I was talked into st...
2026-06-22
One of my commitments now, at age 87, is to use our examples of the Japanese in America experience here in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, with our attention getting story of the WWII incarceration...
2026-06-15
My mother, Mary, like Jacquline Kennedy, similarly agreed to an arrangement. Like the Bouvier/Kennedys, my paternal grandfather was ambitious, and had resources in Japan. My maternal grandfather had ...
2026-06-11
Today was lunch at Sushi Joa on Mercer Island with Elaine and her two younger brothers Darrell & Zen Kitamura. This occasion follows the first meeting, two weeks ago, with Elaine at the Seattle Public...
2026-06-06
This acquaintance gives me and some others a bad time every time we meet. Some of the time it’s supposed to be funny, but I don't always like it. It comes from deep emotions and dealing with life. It...
2026-05-29
The last few days have been days of synchonicities! I attended the Seattle Public Library Session - Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Island Summit 2026. My daughter was one of the speakers and p...
2026-05-23
It occurs to me cousin Don, that your yard and home are equal to a great musical symphony in your creation and perfect work. I have my cup of coffee on the patio table in the yard outside your Tua...
2026-05-13
OMOIDE is the writing group, started in 1991 for the benefit of the Seattle community, publishing stories for the next generations of families and Washington State school children. The stories featu...
2026-05-02
One night, last week, I watched a Hallmark movie on my computer, alone in my room. The divorced Hispanic restaurant owner in Seattle watches his daughter’s school teacher breaking up a romantic rela...
2026-04-26
“It starts with being less unhappy”, according to Arthur Brooks. So I’m deciding to make a list of the activities that make me happy. I love conversations and particularly in person. Therefore, I sch...