Child Abuse

Memoir

Ending the Cycle: Japanese American Daughter’s Survival and Release Part 2

Chapter 8: Japan I got accepted into one of the most prestigious universities in Japan with ease—because they had a depa...
Memoir

Ending the Cycle: Japanese American Daughter’s Survival and Release Part 1

Part 1: My Roots Chapter 1: Parents My father made thick, heavy photo albums for each of us siblings. The tradition star...
Journal

You Don’t Have to Be Abused to Abuse a Child — But I Was, and I See It Everywhere

This is a continuation of yesterday’s entry, where I wrote about why I’ve chosen not to have children. Today, I go deepe...
Journal

Being the Change: I Will Not Bring a Life Into This Twisted World

I used to think I would get married and have children by the age of 25 — the same age my mother got married and had me n...