Thanks to the advice and input from the Tsuyukis young sons.

Understanding one another better became the best holiday gift of all.we were immediately startled (and saddened) by the mounds of trash everywhere.

Cuba entered periods of upheaval.and that our belongings were safer in Havana than in Miami.I never felt threatened or afraid of being mugged.

Joyful music and dance seemed to override any inconveniences.he led us into small bars where recorded or live music played while anyone from the street was invited to join to dance or sing — whether they had money to buy a drink or not.

It can be seen in the abundant Japanese-influenced street and fine art as well as numerous comments from locals that they want to go there.

and people that is intoxicating.000 Japanese Americans who were incarcerated.

He surmised that his father most likely turned to alcohol partly to avoid facing postwar life in work he hated as a gardener.Alan used the opportunity to share noteworthy family history that could easily have been lost or forgotten with his passing.

“Alan just emanated kindness and thoughtfulness.board president from 1994-1998 and 2003-2014.