Japanese Shodo calligraphy by Kuni Yoshida.

buying a sandwich at the deli or wherever else you run into people.(3) Learn how to engage in small talk.

Thats a negative thought that should be silenced! The truth is that close to 50% of the population report feeling lonely in the United States.leading to even greater feelings of loneliness and isolation.but because of circumstances such as poor health.

——————–Judd Matsunaga.Loneliness is a perception of not being connected to others to the degree that we would like to be.

Holt-Lunstad and her colleagues found that being lonely and socially isolated confers as great a health risk as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day.

Try going a few times so you get more comfortable being with a group.Aki is working as a nurses aide at the Japanese Hospital in Boyle Heights when an elderly Issei man is admitted with suspicious injuries.

the Macavity Award is named for the mystery cat of T.a follow-up to Clark and Division.

Sujata Massey (The Mistress of Bhatia House) and James Mc Bride (The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store).The entire Japanese American community is starting from scratch.