Category Archives: war stories

Ken Burns WWII Stories

Have you heard yet? A new documentary by famous historian Ken Burns is coming to PBS starting Sept 23. Called “The War,” this seven-part series is mostly about the experiences of the men and women who were in the middle … Continue reading

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Memorial Day Thoughts-Pearl Harbor to Iraq

A few days ago I gave a presentation to a large group of seniors, telling about the creation of my Japanese mother’s Cherry Blossoms in Twilight book and hoping to encourage them to share their own stories with their families. … Continue reading

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Living History

During the last couple weeks my daughter’s fourth grade teacher read aloud to her class the brand new manuscript for the second edition of Cherry Blossoms in Twilight. I wanted to know how the kids liked it. They wanted to … Continue reading

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