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Morningside Heights: New York Stories
Joe Tsujimoto
This collection of short stories chronicles the life of a Japanese American born and raised on the edge of Harlem after his family moved to New York following internment during World War II. Set largely in the neighborhood near Columbia University, it provides a unique perspective of a multicultural community in transition, navigating the issues of identity, death, the Vietnam War, drugs, military duty, and coming of age as a minority in a time of turmoil. These well-crafted tales are told in Tsujimoto’s poetic combination of New York street and elevated diction, reflecting the life of a high school dropout who eventually finds his way to college and a more fulfilling adult life.

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Places that Once Were Published by AVAJADE7 | Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:31 AM Inspired from the many stories my father used to tell me.	Slowly... Published by KRISTINESENDY | Saturday, June 07, 2008 11:31 AM I was on an indefinite hiatus from December 21, 2008 due to unforeseen circumstances.....it was another difficult phase in my life...but then again, on January 30, 2008, here I come slowly getting out of my self-made cocoon....
Woman Published by KRISTINESENDY | Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:57 PM Behind the fragile countenance Amidst the plaintive eyes Despite the ponderous load It's a wonder why she's as gentle and mild	Tutu's Garden Published by PLEOPARD | Monday, May 19, 2008 3:13 PM Eight chosen lines(or pieces of them) from a gathering of 53 submitted by festival goers on Sunday. Their names and lines as submitted follow the poem. And you said you couldn't write poetry!
Flight Published by KRISTINESENDY | Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:56 PM even without wings i am free- to forget what is hurting to me; even without wings i can fly- to soar above pains	AWAY TOO LONG Published by JUJUBE | Monday, May 19, 2008 9:45 AM This is a poem from some of Sunday's lines.

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