A look at recently published work, with links to organizations and individuals that matter.
If there are words to live by beyond "never say NO to cake" they may include Joseph Campbell's recommendation to "follow your bliss,"
and the simple awareness of the now. Memories are our treasure, each moment our creation. Now is the time.
Performance and Storytelling:
KPPC/LAist (36:00)
Published Work:
Ice Over
The Dewdrop 2024
One Thousand Years
Moonstone Press 2024
It All Begins with a Home...Transformations Through Housing
Published 2015, for Single Room Occupancy Housing
OpEd published in Los Angeles Times 2009.
Red Delicious
Published by ZAUM 2009
Fathers. Daughters, Love, War:
Blended essay on Japan, co-authored by Julia Robinson Shimizu and Donna Lee Brown Published in Quiet Mountain Essays 2008
Foreigner at the Funeral
Foreigner at the Funeral
COLERE 2008
Excerpt from memoir published in International Museum of Women "Imagining Ourselves / Fearless Motherhood" edition 2008
Guns Kill
DowntownLA Life 2007
Loves Labors Considered
Multicultural life and language learning
UCLA LA Language World 2007
Blogs:
Other links:
I invite you to learn more about organizations I support.
Charity Skydive video on YouTube for BREATHE LA
Create Peace ... It is in Our Power
Maxine Hong Kingston Writing and Meditation for Peace
Asian American Symphony (Ichiro was a founding member and sang bass for LA Daiku, specializing in performing Beethovan's Ode to Joy with the chorus 2009 - 2022)
Los Angeles Business Journal nominated for Women Making a Difference 2008