A Mother’s Take: The Light From Within
I am always curious how one person who has everything will struggle so much and another person who has faced…
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A Mother’s Take: The Importance of Being Seen: Part II
After writing my article last month on the importance of being seen (See Pacific Citizen, Oct. 21, 2022.), three separate…
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A Mother’s Take: The Importance of Being Seen
I am an activist mother because I want those in our LGBTQ+ community to be seen, heard and understood. I…
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A Mother’s Take: 2022 JACL Convention — Vision and Hope
As we concluded our speeches and left the podium, Rino Kodama and I turned to see the room standing to…
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A Mother’s Take: Love and Pride
With June being Pride Month, I wanted to talk about two experiences I had this month that made me reflect…
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A Mother’s Take: Intersectionality
The initial eight days beginning the month of May were a whirlwind: my first in-person speaking engagement with Aiden in…
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A Mother’s Take: A Kind Heart
Last month on March 25, my husband and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. In some ways, I can’t believe…
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A Mother’s Take: My Journey With Grief
Last month, I wrote about the passing of my brother, Marty Ogino. Since it was so sudden and this was…
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A Mother’s Take: Life, Love and Uncle Marty
As I was writing my article for January’s Pacific Citizen about new beginnings, a devastating and heartbreaking ending happened to…
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A Mother’s Take: Blended Families — Listening and Leaning Into Love
I sometimes look back on my journey and realize though I felt our story was filled with complexity, there are…
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A Mother’s Take: Seeing the Good
As much as LGBTQ+ individuals and their families can be a visible voice for the LGBTQ+ community, I believe that…
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A Mother’s Take: Transitioning From What I Knew
I met Pam Tajima Praeger through my work with Japanese for Biden. I connected with her because I had never…
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A Mother’s Take: Life Quality
I met up with a friend from San Francisco recently, and we started to talk about some quotes that have…
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A Mother’s Take: Coming Back Home With Pride
June is PRIDE month, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to feature one of my dear friends,…
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A Mother’s Take: A Mother’s Day Remembrance
Like many of you, Zoom has become a way to stay connected, not only at work, but also personally as…
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A Mother’s Take: A Beautiful, Colorful World
Last month, Aiden and I decided to do a book giveaway for Transgender Day of Visibility. One response really stood…
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A Mother’s Take: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What It Means to Me
It has been 12 years since our family started our journey to support Aiden’s transition. During these 12 years, our…
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A Mother’s Take: Simple Gifts
In December, Aiden and I participated in a virtual chat with a Subaru book club in Chicago that recently read…