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Nima of the month: November 2012

Marsha Takeda-Morrison is a third-generation Japanese-American writer living in Los Angeles with her husband and two teenage daughters. She chronicles her family’s life on her personal blog, Sweatpantsmom, writes about parenting for Mom.me and dishes on teen celebrities for Celebrity Teen Scoop.

She frequently covers pop culture and has interviewed the likes of Paris Hilton, Jessica Alba, Kim Kardashian and Mila Kunis. While she spends a lot of time in Hollywood she has never had plastic surgery, given birth to an actor’s child or tried out for the cast of ‘Glee.’ Yet.


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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community
Leftovers
“Nokorimono,” my mom said disdainfully. Leftovers. She was emphasizing the rule in our house as she…

Oct. 12, 2022


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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture
Natto: A Love Story
I love natto. But it wasn’t always that way. My mom gave me my first taste when I was around seve…

Oct. 10, 2017



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Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture
Spam: It’s What’s For Dinner. No, Really.
Today I’m going to talk about Spam. I’m not talking about the kind in your online mailbox, I’m talk…

Oct. 26, 2012


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Warning: Japanese lady say not-so-nice things about racists!
I was in my early twenties, at a dinner party. The host, a friend of mine, used the “N-word” in a c…

June 7, 2011


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