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Nima of the month: June 2017

susany (Tucson, Arizona, United States)

I was born Susan Araki in Seattle, WA, and grew up in the South Park district of Seattle. Almost two years old when Executive Order 9066 was enacted, my family and I were incarcerated in Camp Harmony and Camp Minidoka for about three and a half years. A free, PDF download of my memories of that time may be accessed at the link given in my bio.

I graduated from the University of Washington, Seattle and worked in computer programming at several companies, including the Boeing Company in Seattle. I retired many years ago from computer systems and network administration at the University of Arizona. Now I am a clay and watercolor artist and love to write both fiction and nonfiction.


Nikkei Interests

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Gifts from Jichan and Bachan
Gifts from Japan
Jichan and Bachan brought back many beautiful gifts from their trips to Japan. They ordered lovely,…

Sept. 16, 2020


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Gifts from Jichan and Bachan
Dolls
The first gift I remember receiving from Jichan and Bachan was a gift of Japanese culture, the ce…

June 11, 2020



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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Comfort
This month, we feature California-based Yonsei writer, Kendall Tani, and Arizona-based Sansei write…

April 16, 2020



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Where to Bury Me
I awoke this morning to memories of the cowboy lament, “Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie.&rdqu…

March 31, 2020


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Jichan in America
The grandfather of my heart will always be my father’s father, Grandfather Araki (born a Ka…

June 27, 2017




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