The West Village: Then and Now
After my A train arrives at the West 4th subway station, I walk up the stairs to end up on Waverly Place and the Avenue of the Americas. I walk westward on Waverly to Grove, and follow that for just a short while before using West 4th to cross over onto Christopher Street. The streets […]
Hanafuda
Growing up, I enjoyed many afternoons at my grandparents’ house. While my mom worked, they would take me to the indoor playgrounds at Burger King and McDonald’s or watched as I rode my bike up and down the street. My grandfather always seemed busy with work, so my grandma would occupy me by playing games […]
My Immigration Story
My grandmother, born Miyoko Ogawa, was born in southern Japan on February 12, 1941. Born into a family where her mother was a seamstress and her brother a pig farmer, she came from a simpler time. She grew up with a sister and a brother, and went through her education only learning a small amount […]
