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The Strength of Water: An Asian American memoir of challenges and persistence

Posted on April 16, 2023 by moonbridgebooks

I loved reading an advance copy of The Strength of Water, a memoir of King Ying “Helen” Yee by her daughter Karin Jensen. Karin’s mother, like mine, told stories that Karin, like me, eventually decided to capture through interviewing, remembering, … Continue reading →

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My Crazy Trip to Japan Travel Memoir

Posted on January 15, 2023 by moonbridgebooks

I did it! After 7 years I finally put together my notes, memories, and photos and published a family-only little travel memoir of the October 2015 first-time trip to Japan I took with my sister and our daughters to see … Continue reading →

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On a Roll with Katie and Disablity Pride Month

Posted on July 17, 2022 by moonbridgebooks

July is Disability Pride Month and USA Today appropriately had an article called “10 inspiring self-help books about illness and disability.” It’s impossible for people without difficult, chronic health issues to understand what it’s like to live with one or … Continue reading →

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