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Essay: The Third Lei of 2014
This story originally ran in our 2014 Graduation Issue. To purchase a copy of the…
OCHAZUKE: A Wedding Story
By GWEN MURANAKA When I first started at Rafu, one of the tasks I’d get…
CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: ‘It’s Impossible’ Is Strangely Possible
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO Whenever I’m at my computer keyboard, the first thing I do…
THROUGH THE FIRE: And the Soul Shall Dance
By PATRICIA WAKIDA About a year ago, my mother called to tell me that my…
Reporter on Quest for His Nikkei Origins
By RYOKO ONISHI Rafu Staff Writer A news reporter from the Minami Nippon Shimbun (South…
SENIOR MOMENTS: For All the Moms
By LAURIE SHIGEKUNI The older I get, the more I become convinced the world would…
CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: Over Is Better Than Six Feet Under
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO Ain’t this a switch. Figuring out a column heading before deciding…
OCHAZUKE: Thank You, Big Brother
By MAGGIE ISHINO Some time ago an Ochazuke was written entitled “Brothers Three,” which was…
CROSSROADS TO SOMEWHERE: When Does a Quandary Become a Quagmire?
By W.T. WIMPY HIROTO I’m sitting here fearful my quandary is slowly sinking into a…
HORSE’S MOUTH: Carson’s City Clerk Issue
By GEORGE YOSHINAGA Sunday is one day in the week I try to take things…
OCHAZUKE: Mama, a Japanese Chef
By MAGGIE ISHINO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Feb. 2, 2012.) === As…