Tag Archives: culture and heritage

Genealogy: How deep are your roots?

Posted on June 4, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

The BlogHer Find Your Roots prompt for today: Three generations ago, where were your family members living? My Japanese grandparents lived in the small town of Tokorozawa, now a bustling suburb of Tokyo. My grandmother’s family was probably from that … Continue reading →

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BlogHer’s Find Your Roots in June

Posted on June 3, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Thanks to someone on the Hafu Facebook group I recently joined, I’m participating in BlogHer’s June NaBloPoMo in which participants will write daily blog posts about their roots. “Hafu” is a term meaning half Japanese (the Japanese have trouble saying the … Continue reading →

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Anchee Min’s “The Cooked Seed” immigrant memoir

Posted on May 27, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Anchee Min came to St. Louis last week to talk about The Cooked Seed, a memoir of her immigration and life in the United States. It is a follow-up story to The Red Azalea, about her life during the Chinese … Continue reading →

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