Tag Archives: war stories

Pearl Harbor and war memories

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

Today is Pearl Harbor Day. My Japanese mother was sixteen years old then, living outside of Tokyo, and had no idea what was in store for her… Recently I attended a powerful book release event. The venue was filled with … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Code: A father-daughter memoir of WWII

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Karen Fisher-Alaniz discovered a secret. On her father’s 81st birthday, he handed her a stack of letters he had written to his parents when he served in WWII. She had heard some old war stories, but they didn’t explain why … Continue reading →

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