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It’s been 20 years since I graduated from college (!), and I realized I don’t have much to show from those days. Old, laughably out-of-date …
Come on, admit it. There is one in every family. You know at least one. I’m one. You may be one too. We’re called “squirrels,” …
What does your family call Thanksgiving stuffing? In our family, stuffing was called dressing. This food and cooking story entails a tradition that goes back …
Born in Hawaii and raised by Nisei parents, I grew up with a mixed plate of influences. My mother is Episcopalian, but her Issei parents …
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Now that Christmas is over (albeit our family is in the final day of Chanukah), a powerful force has taken over our house and fills …
When I met Julie, we shared a desire to keep our house open to our friends and community as much as possible. 1984 was our …
Even though I will always manage to work into any conversation that two of my three children are in the photo book Mixed Kids by …
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Like turkey on Thanksgiving for Americans, a “must have” for Japanese and Nikkei around the world on New Year’s Day is a nice, warm bowl …
Growing up, every year on the evening of March 16th, I would always make sure to wear something green to sleep. This was a self-preservation …
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I had my eye on the prize…a cute white wicker purse with bright red plastic cherries decorating the top. So, on that summer afternoon over …
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Episode 12 April 11 at 4 p.m. (HST) | 7 p.m. (PDT) Featured Nima: Kristen Nemoto Jay Guest Host: Shari Y. Tamashiro
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