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I have had multiple topics run through my head. Some I have started writing about, some I have just turned over in my mind. And I hope they all come to fruition. There is so much to talk about. Emi is becoming more and more responsive to various stimuli around her. An African American has been elected President. DHL has closed domestic operations and laid off how many thousands of people.

This morning I came across this article. Why would it be so interesting to me? Well, being half Japanese may have something to do with it. Having a family who was interned in Canada during World War II may have something to do with it. Ultimately, it is the fact that I know so little about Japan following the war. The fact that I know next to nothing about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These are things my grandparents never spoke about. Unfortunately, I never asked them about the bombs and our family in Japan at the time. My grandfather always spoke openly about the internment camps and I wish I had the blind curiosity to ask more.

This leaves me piecing together patches of stories to understand my past: American, Japanese and Canadian. Someday I hope I'll know enough to leave Emi with more than I know now.