Monthly Archives: June 2021

StoryWorth: How did your parents pick your name?

Posted on June 19, 2021 by journeysofabentmind

I was born on January 25th, 1938 to Yoriko Ann Nagai and Ben Noriaki Nagai. My birth certificate was formally filed on the 10th of February, 1938 listing my name as Gordon Noriaki Nagai. A subsequent addendum to my birth … Continue reading →

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Tell me about a great moment you had while playing sports…

Posted on June 13, 2021 by journeysofabentmind

In high school I participated in two team sports, football and track and field, and did well in both. Because of my size, in football I was on the junior varsity team, what we called the B team. At age … Continue reading →

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Growing up Japanese

Posted on June 6, 2021 by journeysofabentmind

I don’t have memories of Pearl Harbor, but then I was only three at the time. I have only a few memory traces from camp Amache, the American concentration camp my family was forced into for three years during WWII. … Continue reading →

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