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July 2025

Melodies Between Worlds
Forbidden to speak Japanese by my father, when we came to the United States, my love for Japan and early childhood memories kept my heritage alive.
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The River of Heaven + song
This is the retelling of an Asian myth that my mother loved, based on the version she used to tell her children while we star-gazed in the backyard.
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Story Behind the Story, "The River of Heaven"
A releasing ritual for my mother's passing 27 years ago. A myth, a longing, and a daughter's gift.
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June 2025

7 Powerful Truth-Tellings, A Personal Resistance to Being Erased, Rewritten, and Removed
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No Kings, Just Goddesses of Democracy + Song
Foreshadowing? Did I write this letter for my young friend from China all those years ago? Or did I write it for the young people living in America…
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The Last Farewell
Even Tears Threaten Tyrants; essay and song in honor of the Tiananmen Mothers, and all who lost loved ones in the Tiananmen Square Massacre of June 4…
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