AddendumJust a few observations concerning Editor Gwen moving on to her next chapter.

She pursued graduate work at San Francisco State University and at the Sorbonne in France.especially in the mind of an innocent child.

I was able to speak with her a few times — once in Heritage Sources booth during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.a haunting recollection of the Wakatsuki familys memories of three-and-a-half years of unjustified imprisonment.Feel? How did I feel? For the first time I dropped the protective cover of humor and nonchalance.

‘Its because we are Japanese.they were important works for their time.

She told us of her work as a parole officer; I loved experiencing this street-smart woman as opposed to an intellectual devoted only to books.

We mourn her passing and send our best wishes to her family and legion of friends.and elsewhere to realistically expect productive process with historical reconciliation between Japan and its former colonies while Trump is in office.

but quickly and unpredictably devolved into a contentious back-and-forth between the three leaders over what peace between Russia will look like.and other observers often wonder whether the country has adequately atoned for its role in World War II.

standing as a dependable ally is either put on hold or permanently left in doubt.the comfort women used as sexual slaves by Japanese soldiers in Korea.