Category Archives: heritage

Memories of being different – NaPoWriMo Day16

Posted on April 16, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

I finished Nina Revoyr’s new book, Wingshooters, and have recovered now. It’s a gripping and sad story of a young half-Japanese girl left with her bigoted grandfather and quiet, dutiful grandmother in rural Wisconsin. The grandfather is a complex character … Continue reading →

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Memories of Japan Town – NaPoWriMo Day14 and Day15

Posted on April 16, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Okay, I skipped a post. I’ve had some full days and needed to finish getting info together for a presentation on Japan and the triple disasters for a series of 6th grade classes. That went really well and I was … Continue reading →

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The effects of heritage – NaPoWriMo Day3

Posted on April 3, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

Today was even more beautiful than yesterday, so again I worked in the garden, this time doing more strenuous labor of weeding, edging, hauling big bags of mulch around, and pulling out a dead Japanese maple. Manual labor like this … Continue reading →

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