she attended UCLA and had a long career as a production artist for several design and advertising agencies.

funding of Israeli genocide there.I find myself in a world where a new language of English is spoken.

what does the new year hold?The tragi-comedy is the coming elections and another electoral circus.mainstream news corporations no longer pretend to be objective — journalists committed to delivering the news are being fired for anything close to pro-Palestinian.Even terms like gaslighting seem strange to me — part of our new lexicon that reflects the new times we are living in.

President “Genocide Joe Biden — bypassed Congress twice in December to give more arms sales to Israel.She can be reached for comments and feedback at uyematsu72@gmail.

Times just laid off 115 journalists.

where do we go for emotional and spiritual solace? Religion.all food brought by relatives and dishes made by my mother were put on.

but also traditional Brazilian celebration food.I remembered watching Kouhaku Uta Gassen in a TV program called Images of Japan.

I think this comes from the influence of Latin and Christian culture that everything turns into a big family reunion.It is calm and quiet with my wife.