Kristen Nemoto Jay was the former editor of The Hawai’i Herald: Hawai’i’s Japanese American Journal. Her late grandfather, Wilbert Sanderson Holck, was a 442nd RCT veteran and, after the war ended, helped create the sister-city relationship between Bruyeres, France and Honolulu, Hawai’i. She has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Chapman University and a master’s degree in journalism from DePaul University. When she’s not working full time as a manager of corporate communications for a health insurance company, Nemoto Jay enjoys teaching yoga and spending time with her husband and two daughters.

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