BEYOND BARBED WIRE

A dear co-worker of mine lost her partner last week to Covid-19. I was heartbroken for her and I knew I would never be able to find words...

I can't believe it's been a year since I posted the last blog about Terry and her brother Shigeo. Today would have been Terry's 96th...

I was writing in my daily journal the other morning. I woke up thinking about my mother which I do quite often these days. I was thinking...

Sunday evening my beautiful mother, Bobbie Lue Meigh McGuill, left this world to continue her next journey. It came as a shock to our...

A few weeks ago, I was getting dressed and looked in the mirror. It’s something I rarely do these days because I have much bigger things...

I was supposed to be in California over spring break visiting Terry Higa’s family in person. I followed the news obsessively for weeks...

On this day, 78 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed and issued Executive Order 9066 declaring parts of the United States...

I was doing some free writing the other morning and I started thinking about the relationship my grandmother Lovey and my mother had with...

Terry Higa would have been 95 years old today if she were alive. Thank you Amy Higa-Sayama for the reminder. Terry was interned at Heart...

I drove past my neighbor's house today and the American flag was flying at half staff. It got me thinking about what we're told about...

Over 75 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. Japanese-American citizens were ordered to report to...