I promised some posts on Bury the Chains, and I’m so glad that several of you have purchased the book. It’s well worth the investment–Hochschild is not only a fine historian and journalist but a master storyteller. Even if you don’t plan to read it, this question may interest you: When do we […]

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I made a couple of blog-related connections today. Someone whom I have long respected (professionally and personally) stumbled on the link and kindly took the time to tell me how some of the things written here had touched their life.
Later, I had lunch with kindred spirit Elaine Frei (who generously contributed the guest post […]

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This is the second segment of a four-part, prize-winning, semi-autobiographical story. If you haven’t done so, you’ll want to read Part One first.

The next day, we followed the hearse in my Uncle Hisao’s minivan. He was always ‚ÄúUncle‚Äù to me, although he never married my Aunt Kazumi. When I was nine and living with […]

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