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Brisbane-based artist Elysha Rei’s bold paintings and intricate paper cuttings draw upon her Japanese heritage. Her grandmother Akiko was raised in Osaka until her father …
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My best friend Brenda and I have often talked about how much change and history our parents witnessed over the course of their lifetimes. We …
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In the documentary film Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: The Japanese War Brides, Hiroko Tolbert says, “I’m completely American.” Her daughter Kathryn counters, …
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My best friend Brenda noted recently that we and our parents are a dying generation. We are the daughters of U.S. soldier dads and Japanese …
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—Daddy, she said shyly, I don’t feel like cooking this Sunday….—Of course, I answered. Would you like to eat at the cafeteria at Fort Sam?—Oh, …
Read “Part 2: The Waters [2 of 2]” >>Watermelon seeds, 1964 Shōwa Year 39スイカの種、1964年 昭和39年“One of the remarkable features of this group is that it …
Read “Part 1: Preface” >>The Waters“What am I doing here in this endless winter?” —Franz Kafka, from The Metamorphosis and Other Stories My brown body …
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