Category Archives: multicultural

Grannie Annie kids tell WWII family stories

Posted on December 22, 2015 by moonbridgebooks

The heirloom silver spoon that stopped a bullet, a kind woman who saved the enemy and found a husband, hiding from Germans in North Carolina, a beach full of oranges—these are some of the stories found in Echoes From World … Continue reading →

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Finding and keeping cultural heritage

Posted on September 8, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

Besides the usual busyness of my life, I’ve been busy the last few weeks getting ready for the annual Japanese Festival in St. Louis. Per the last census, our area has a little over 3,000 people claiming Japanese heritage, way … Continue reading →

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A family’s stories turn into a novel of love and Vietnam War perspectives

Posted on June 15, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

“A mesmerizing debut novel, Once Upon a Mulberry Field tells a heartrending tale of American and South Vietnamese love at a time when both countries were torn apart by war.” I recently discovered C.L. Hoang online in a Facebook group and … Continue reading →

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