This blog is dedicated to my mother, to China and Japan


Miyasan Yumei 1949
Known then as
"Yasuko Miyafuji"

Not so easy

By Miyasan's Daughter, on October 29th, 2006

That’s an understatement. It’s downright hard for me to post here. It’s such a tender thing, this issue between my mother and I. Not only that, but I can’t think about her without thinking about my sister, who I miss very much.

But I don’t feel compelled to post on a regular basis…not here. That’s [...]

October 29th, 2006 | Category: General | One comment

Seventh Day of the Seventh Month

By Miyasan's Daughter, on July 7th, 2006

Today is my mother’s birthday. Well, not really. She never knew what day she was actually born. Her step-father had chosen December 25th for some special sigificance or reason to him – not Christmas, and she had celebrated that day as her birthday throughout my childhood. But somewhere in later years, when I was a [...]

July 7th, 2006 | Category: General | Leave a comment
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