Memorial wall honors displaced Japanese-Americans

In Seattle, Washington, a Memorial wall is being created to honor displaced Japanese-Americans due to the internment.  In Los Angeles, California at the Japanese-American National Museum on the steps as you enter the museum, there are engraved names.  Many of my relatives children's names are now engraved on those steps.  I think it is a cool legacy.  At the time the steps were being built the children were babies, but now the older ones are in high school.  I think one day when they get older, they will realize the signaficance.

Nisei Week Japanese Festival - August 14-22, 2010

In Los Angeles, Little Tokyo, the annual Nisei Week Festival is going on.   It's the 70th year of the festival. My mom grew up in LA and Nisei week was always a really fun festival to go to when I was growing up. We went sometimes if we were in LA for vacation. Tons of Japanese food, music, games, dancing. One of the highlights, is the selection of the Nisei week Queen. My mom told me my Aunt, her younger sister, was asked to run for Nisei week Queen years ago, but my Grandfather wouldn't allow it. My sisters and I would tease my mom, that she wasn't asked, and she would just laugh and laugh. I have such fond memories of going to that festival.

Green Tea Lattes

My sister told me one of her favorite drinks now is a Green Tea Latte.  Check out how to make one.

Green Tea Kit Kat Bars!

Whenever my cousin comes to visit me once a year, I always try to have a new fun food to share with her.  She always knows the latest on candy.  I consider her a candy connoisseur. So this year, I found this bag of mini Kit Kat Candy bars that came in regular Milk Chocolate, but also Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate.  I really liked the White Chocolate ones so when my cousin came to my house, I was excited to show her my new finding.  Alas, she had already seen the candy and then she told me about Green Tea Kit Kat Bars that I didn't even know existed.  So now I have got to try those!

US joins Hiroshima A-bomb memorial for 1st time

On Saturday, the San Jose Mercury News, reported that a US representative attended the Hiroshima A-bomb Memorial for the 1st time.  When I lived in Japan, many of the Japanese people I met felt the bombing made them pacifists.  Surprisingly, there didn't seem to be a lot of anger, just deep sadness for the horror that the war and bombing brought to Japan. When I went to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, it was very sad to see what had happened.  There were parts of the museum, that I honestly couldn't bear to look at.