Melissa UchiyamaOpinion: Tell Your Kids Earlypublished in Brain, Child MagazineMar 9, 20222Mar 9, 20222
Melissa UchiyamaMother As Witnessoriginally appearing in Brain, Child, November 8, 2016Feb 15, 20223Feb 15, 20223
Melissa UchiyamainMoms Don’t Have Time to WriteI Miscarried and Everyone Wants Me to Focus on GratitudeI’m learning to balance my grief and guilt with the knowledge that I’m lucky to have the children I doJan 31, 20226Jan 31, 20226
Melissa UchiyamaOne-Pot Comfort, Japanese-StyleOriginally published in The Epoch Times’ Food SectionJan 27, 2022Jan 27, 2022
Melissa UchiyamaThe Fresh Distillation of Japanese FlavorOriginally appearing in Kyoto Journal, Issue 97.Jan 1, 2022Jan 1, 2022
Melissa UchiyamaThe Patient Art of Drying PersimmonsIn Japan, to be alive in autumn is to live on persimmons. The sweet ones, crisp or soft, are everywhere. You’d know an astringent variety…Dec 9, 20211Dec 9, 20211
Melissa UchiyamaHit the Ground RunningThe only way to handle jet lag is to harness that momentum of bodily confusion. Just wake up at that ridiculous 4:30 or 4:00 am at least a…Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
Melissa UchiyamaAny Ring is Commitment, Even One Made of Fire…Previously published in The Kyoto Journal, Digital Issue 85Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
Melissa UchiyamaHow to Make Umeshu, the Spirit of a Japanese Summeroriginally published in The Epoch Times, Food & DiningJun 22, 2021Jun 22, 2021