Girls in Elevators, Girls on the Radio
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER Online Editor In 1941, Iva Toguri was a 25-year-old UCLA graduate…
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OCHAZUKE: L.A. by Car
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER On an average day, it takes me 20 minutes to drive…
OCHAZUKE: Cleaning Up
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER I grew up in a house full of clutter, where I…
OCHAZUKE: My Life with the Anime Nerds
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER Last month, I worked at Kinokuniya Bookstore’s booth at Anime Expo…
Essay: The Third Lei of 2014
This story originally ran in our 2014 Graduation Issue. To purchase a copy of the…
Commentary: UCSB and the Dangers of Simplistic Thinking
By Mia Nakaji Monnier Rafu Online Editor In the week since Elliot Rodger killed six…
BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Death Class’ by Erika Hayasaki
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER, Rafu Staff Writer At The Rafu Shimpo, it’s impossible to avoid…
Jewels of the Emerald City
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER Rafu Online Editor On the final day of my trip to…
OCHAZUKE: One Beautiful, Unbearable Year in Japan
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER Rafu Online Editor When I tell people about my year in…
Yoshiki’s Classical Reach
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER, Rafu Staff Writer He presents himself with the prettiness of a…
A Tiny Collection of Words
This article was originally printed in The Rafu Shimpo on Saturday, August 24. By MIA…
OCHAZUKE — Reading: A Love Story
By MIA NAKAJI MONNIER I’ve always been a reader. It was inescapable, growing up with…