AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: My Journey With Grief Marsha Aizumi Last month, I wrote about the passing of my brother, Marty Ogino. Since it was so sudden and…P.C. EditorFebruary 18, 2022
AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: Life, Love and Uncle Marty Marsha Aizumi As I was writing my article for January’s Pacific Citizen about new beginnings, a devastating and heartbreaking ending…P.C. EditorJanuary 21, 2022
AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: Blended Families — Listening and Leaning Into Love Marsha Aizumi I sometimes look back on my journey and realize though I felt our story was filled with complexity,…P.C. EditorNovember 19, 2021
AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: Seeing the Good Marsha Aizumi As much as LGBTQ+ individuals and their families can be a visible voice for the LGBTQ+ community, I…P.C. EditorOctober 8, 2021
AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: Transitioning From What I Knew Marsha Aizumi I met Pam Tajima Praeger through my work with Japanese for Biden. I connected with her because I…P.C. EditorSeptember 10, 2021
AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: Life Quality Marsha Aizumi I met up with a friend from San Francisco recently, and we started to talk about some quotes…P.C. EditorAugust 20, 2021
AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: Coming Back Home With Pride Marsha Aizumi June is PRIDE month, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to feature one of my…P.C. EditorJune 18, 2021
AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: A Mother’s Day Remembrance Marsha Aizumi Like many of you, Zoom has become a way to stay connected, not only at work, but also…P.C. EditorMay 21, 2021
AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: A Beautiful, Colorful World Marsha Aizumi Last month, Aiden and I decided to do a book giveaway for Transgender Day of Visibility. One response…P.C. EditorApril 23, 2021
AizumiColumnists A Mother’s Take: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What It Means to Me Marsha Aizumi It has been 12 years since our family started our journey to support Aiden’s transition. During these 12…P.C. EditorMarch 19, 2021