Told from perspective of elderly Nisei man

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Mitsugi's Christmas (short story)

Short Stories
Grades 9-12, Adult
Fiction
Family – blessing or curse, Forgiveness, Love and sacrifice, Optimism – power or folly
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Short story by Jennifer "Emiko" Kuida about Mitsugi Yamamoto, an elderly widower at the Keiro Retirement Home in Los Angeles who waits to hear from his busy lawyer daughter and his grandchildren on Christmas Day. Julia, a younger Yonsei volunteer nurse, keeps him company sometimes and listens to his stories of the past, particularly his time at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey , where he and his wife Sumi moved after leaving Manzanar .

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