• May 1, 2020
Stories That See Us: Sachiko Burton

My grandmother died ten days ago. This is as upsetting as you’d think. But through the isolation and grief, I recently found a way to reclaim my heritage, identity, and belonging as a Japanese-American. Heritage Fumie Suzuki Swenson with Raymond Takashi Swenson My grandmother, Fumie Suzuki Swenson, was Japanese and married an American.