April 11, 2012 will mark ten years since my father’s death from acute lymphocytic leukemia. While I’ve known for a few months that this wouldn’t be an easy anniversary, I’ve taken much comfort from the fact that the first essay I’ve published about my dad — “The Volume of an Unheard Anthem” — will be in print from Potomac Review: A Journal of Arts & Humanities {blog} this month. For some reason it feels like this piece is coming “just in time,” though I’m not sure in time for what. Continue reading Synchronicity & Leukemia

The 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 recently passed — the order that authorized the “evacuation” of all persons of Japanese descent away from the West Coast to relocation centers.  I’ve written about the internment camps in other contexts (“Internment in the Desert: A Critical Review of Manzanar National Historic Site,” International Journal of Heritage Studies, v.13.3, 2007), . . . → Read More: Japanese Internment: Allegiance the Musical at Indiegogo

No, thank you for helping me procrastinate.

I have taken on far too much this semester, as I think I have mentioned before, but right now I am on spring break. So far, this break has consisted of a weekend of relaxation (much needed), getting some very important (read: overdue) housework and errands done, the answering of . . . → Read More: Thank you for your submission