Story for Ojiichan

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<<type 50ms>>こんにちは！これは笑万です☺️<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Hi there! This is Emma speaking ☺️<</type>> <<type 50ms>>今日はどうですか<</type>> <<type 50ms>>How are you doing today?<</type>> <<type 50ms>>待って待って待って待って！今、私は二つの言語で話しているの？<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Am I speaking in two languages right now?<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Confused%20Emma.jpg" alt="Confused Emma 面白い笑万" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>あらまあ, あらまあ, あらまあ! やばいな!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Oh my, oh my oh my! That's crazy, isn't it!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>じゃあ、それを変えましょう！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Well then, Let's change that!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Emma%20and%20Ojiichan%20Fountain.jpg" alt="Ojiichan and Emma おじいちゃんと笑万" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 20ms>> [[日本語で進めたい]] [[Continue in English]] <</type>>

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<<type 50ms>>Check, check....<</type>> <<type 50ms>>..........<</type>> <<type 50ms>>That's better! OK, if you can read this, hello! I am writing this at Grinnell College in Iowa. <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Twine%20pic%20DASIL.jpg" alt="Emma making the Twine story in DASIL, 5/7/25" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>This is a picture from my favorite desk in DASIL! DASIL is a really fancy computer room, and I really like the computers there! Ojiichan, did you know it's all men in there? Look!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/DASIL%20bros.jpeg" alt="DASIL bros, 5/7/25" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> Crazy, right? And they smell bad sometimes--gross! <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>But I think you would like it here. There are two really big computer screens, so you could watch the news AND watch the stock market! <</type>> <<type 50ms>>I bet you would've talked to me! <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Ojiichan, did you know that my Mom went here too?<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Naomi%20Pcard.jpeg" alt="Naomi Kumano's p-card" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>I bet it was crazy when she told you she was going to go to Iowa! Iowa?! Why would she want to leave Hawaii? <</type>> <<type 50ms>>I guess I'm lucky she came here, but, wow! That's a long way from home.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>But, look! Now I go to Grinnell! This is my P-Card next to Mama's ☺️<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Naomi%20and%20Emma%20pcard.jpeg" alt="Naomi Kumano's p-card" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Neat, right? I'm graduating in a few weeks and leaving Iowa. Scary! But I think graduation will be fun.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Mama told me that you and Obaachan came to visit for graduation, and that you had a feast in a farmhouse!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Aunty Nara, Nara-chan do you remember her?<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Nara%20picture%20PA.jpg" alt="Aunty Nara during a walk in PA, 2024" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>That's her right there! She told me that you and Obaachan ran out of gas on your drive home, and that you had to stop at a random farm to ask for gas!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>She said that Obaachan thanked the farm boy all kichinto kitchinto, bowing all proper-like. Isn't that funny? <</type>> <<type 50ms>> I bet that farm boy had never seen a more grateful gesture! Not many Japanese in Iowa, right? <</type>> <<type 50ms>>But there are a lot of Japanese in Hawaii, right? Lots of family, too! Mama showed me pitcures of you and her at Christmas--do you want to see? <</type>> [[Yes, show me the Christmas photos.]] [[Actually, I want to watch the news.]] [[Maybe we can listen to music instead.]] [[I'm tired, let's talk later.]]

<<type 50ms>>チェック、チェック....<</type>> <<type 50ms>>..........<</type>> <<type 50ms>>それはいいね！さて、これが読めるなら、こんにちは！私はアイオワ州のグリネールカレッジでこれを書いているよ。 <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Twine%20pic%20DASIL.jpg" alt="Emma making the Twine story in DASIL, 5/7/25" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>これは私の好きなデスクからの写真です！DASILは本当に豪華なコンピュータールームで、私はそこにあるコンピュータがとても好きです！おじいちゃん、あそこには男ばっかりだって知ってた？ほら！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/DASIL%20bros.jpeg" alt="DASIL bros, 5/7/25" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> やばいだよね？それに、時々臭いし、マジで気持ち悪い！ <</type> <<type 50ms start 3s>>でも、ここはきっと気に入っていただけると思います。. 大きなコンピューター画面が2つあるので、ニュースも株価も見ることができますよ！ <</type>> <<type 50ms>>あなたは私に話しかけてたと思うよ! <</type>> <<type 50ms>>おじいちゃん、知ってる？ママもグリネールに行ってたんだよ。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Naomi%20Pcard.jpeg" alt="Naomi Kumano's p-card" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>彼女がアイオワに行くって言った時、ほんとにびっくりしただろうね！アイオワ！？なんでハワイを離れようと思ったんだろう？<</type>> <<type 50ms>>うん、彼女がここに来てくれたのはラッキーだと思うけど、わー！家からすごく遠いね。.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>でも、見て！今、私はグリネルに通っています！これはママの隣にある学校だよ ☺️<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Naomi%20and%20Emma%20pcard.jpeg" alt="Naomi Kumano's p-card" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>面白いよね？数週間後に卒業してアイオワを離れるんだ。ちょっと怖いけど、卒業式は楽しいと思うよ。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>ママが言ってたけど、あなたとおばあちゃんが卒業のお祝いに来て、田舎の家でごちそうを食べたんだって！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>奈良高川、奈良ちゃんを覚えてる？<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Nara%20picture%20PA.jpg" alt="Aunty Nara during a walk in PA, 2024" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>それが彼女だよ！彼女は、あなたとおばあちゃんが帰る途中でガスが切れちゃって、適当な農場でガスを借りなきゃいけなかったって言ってたよ！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>あの農場の少年は、こんなに感謝されたことなんてなかっただろうな！アイオワには日本人があんまりいないよね？ <</type>> <<type 50ms>>でも、ハワイには日本人がたくさんいるよね？家族もすごく多いし！ママが1975年のクリスマスに君と彼女の写真を見せてくれたんだけど、見たい？<</type>> [[はい、クリスマスの写真を見せてください。 CHRISTMAS]] [[実は、ニュースを見たいです。 NEWS]] [[もしかしたら、代わりに音楽を聴くことができるかもしれません。MUSIC]] [[私は疲れています、後で話しましょう。TIRED]]

<<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Christmas%201975.jpeg" alt="Christmas, 1975" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Ta da!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>I think that's my Mom, Naomi, you, Shogo, and Obaachan. And Emi, too!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Look at your hair! You look like a movie star or something.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Ojiichan%20Sakura.jpeg" alt="Ojiichan with sakura" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>I'm glad I got your hair!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>In fact, I'm glad we all got your hair! All us Kumanos have nice thick hair.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Kumano%20Family%20Photo%203%20gen.jpg " alt="Kumano family photo, Ala Moana." style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>In this photo, I think we were at Ala Moana. Yes, you used to drive us there in your old toyota. I would always fall asleep, but when I woke up, you would give me those Hokkaido caramels. Or konbu. But I liked the caramels more!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>I think Marichan also had thick hair too, right? <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Tadashige%20and%20Masuzu.jpeg " alt="Kumano family photo, Ala Moana." style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Yup, there she is! I bet she was a good big sister. Mama told me once that the two of you stayed with your Uncle during the war, and that you and Marichan climbed the persimmon tree for a treat.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>But they weren't ripe, were they! You know, Mama only ever tells me that story to teach me about patience, but I think I would have climbed that tree, too.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>A good persimmon is worth the risk!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Kumano-Maloney%202.jpg " alt="Persimmons and koi watercolor, 2025" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>It took me too long to draw that! Last October, Mei and Ella brought me persimmons, and I wanted to keep them forever. They remind me of you and Marichan each time I see them. So before I got hungry, I turned them into watercolors. I hope you like them!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>I added the koi because I think it would be fun if you could eat as many persimmons as you want and just go swimming. A dream! And sakura, because, you know this! Mama planted me that sakura when I was born. I miss that tree!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>I guess we both have our special trees, huh!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Did I ever tell you about my magazine?!<</type>> [[Yes]] [[No]]

<<type 50ms>> Of course! No worries. <</type>> <<type 50ms>> Love you! Let's talk later😊 <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/AlaMoanaKumanobutnomom.jpg" alt="Bye Ojiichan!" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>>

<<type 50ms>>No problem! Let me set that up for you.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Just click the button below, and the computer will take you to NHK live☺️<</type>> <<type 50ms>> <button onclick="window.open('https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ja/premiumlive/', '_blank')"> NHKワールド・プレミアムライブを見る </button> <</type>>

<<type 50ms>>Of course! One second...<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Here is a playlist for you! Just click the link here, and you can listen to it.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>If you want, I can tell you a little bit about why these are my favorite songs?<</type>>

<<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Christmas%201975.jpeg" alt="Christmas, 1975" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>ジャーン！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>これ、たぶんママのナオミと、あなた、ショウゴと、オバアチャンだよね。エミもいる！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>その髪型、見て！まるで映画スターみたいじゃない！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Ojiichan%20Sakura.jpeg" alt="Ojiichan with sakura" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>あなたの髪を受け継げて、本当によかった！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>ていうか、私たちみんな、あなたの髪をもらってよかった！熊野家はみんな、ふさふさの髪だよね。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Kumano%20Family%20Photo%203%20gen.jpg " alt="Kumano family photo, Ala Moana." style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>この写真、アラモアナだったと思う。そうそう、あなたが昔のトヨタでよく連れて行ってくれたんだよね。私はいつも車で寝ちゃってたけど、起きたときには、北海道キャラメルか昆布をくれたよね。キャラメルの方が好きだったけど！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>まりちゃんも、髪がふさふさだったよね？<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Tadashige%20and%20Masuzu.jpeg " alt="Tadashige and Masuzu" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>いたいた、やっぱり！きっと、いいお姉ちゃんだったんだろうなあ。ママが昔、戦争中にあなたとまりちゃんが叔父さんの家に預けられてたって話してくれた。で、２人で柿の木に登って、おやつを取ったんだって！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>でも、まだ熟してなかったんだよね！ママはいつも、その話を「がまんを学ぶため」って言って話してくれるけど、私もきっと登っちゃうと思うなあ。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>美味しい柿のためなら、リスクをとる価値があるよね！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Kumano-Maloney%202.jpg " alt="Persimmons and koi watercolor, 2025" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>この絵、描くのにすごく時間かかっちゃった！去年の10月、メイとエラが柿を持ってきてくれて、ずっと取っておきたくなっちゃって。見るたびに、あなたとまりちゃんを思い出すんだ。だから、お腹すく前に水彩画にしちゃった！気に入ってくれたらいいな。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>鯉を描いたのはね、好きなだけ柿を食べて、そのまま泳げたら楽しいなあって思ったから！夢みたいでしょ？それから桜も。これは知ってるでしょ！私が生まれたとき、ママが桜の木を植えてくれたんだよ。あの木、恋しいなあ。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>きっと、私たち２人とも「特別な木」があるんだよね！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>そういえば、私の雑誌のこと、話したことあったっけ？<</type>> [[うん、聞いたことある！]] [[ううん、知らなかった！]] [[実は、ニュースを見たいです。 NEWS]] [[もしかしたら、代わりに音楽を聴くことができるかもしれません。MUSIC]] [[私は疲れています、後で話しましょう。TIRED]]

<<type 50ms>>問題ありません！今、準備しますね。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>下のボタンをクリックすると、コンピューターがNHKのライブ配信に連れて行ってくれます☺️<</type>> <<type 50ms>> <button onclick="window.open('https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ja/premiumlive/', '_blank')"> NHKワールド・プレミアムライブを見る </button> <</type>>

<<type 50ms>>Here's the playlist! You can listen to it if you want☺️ <</type>> <iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/1VL5NMY0CVOgCIS9RMgbvf?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe>

<<type 50ms>>もちろん！全然大丈夫だよ。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>大好きだよ！またあとで話そうね😊<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/AlaMoanaKumanobutnomom.jpg" alt="バイバイ、オジイチャン！" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 500px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>>

<<type 50ms>>I was hoping you'd say that! <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Do you remember when me, Mei and Ella would send you and Obaachan our art?<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Well, I just really liked drawing! The imagination of it. Not really the skill, I'm not so good at skill. But, it's fun!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Here is some of my art! <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Disco%20Flamingo.jpg" alt="Disco Flamingo!" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>I call this, "Disco Flamingo". I just thought it would be funny to make a dancing bird!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Could you imagine going to the disco and seeing a flamingo? Now, THAT'S a party. <</type>> <<type 50ms>>At Grinnell, we have a party that's Disco-themed! Here's a photo of me and my friends! Do we look like we should be at a Discoteque?<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Disco-Girls-scaled.jpeg" alt="Disco girls!" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>That same night, I made a funny video about a the life and death of a cigarette! Here's that video!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <video width="640" height="360" controls> <source src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Disco%20Joint%20(edited)%20(1).mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Anyways, I thought it would be funny to have a flamingo at the disco.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Do you remember? We used to see the flamingos at the Honolulu Zoo. They were my favorite! Always standing on one-leg, all ladylike. Very proper. <</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Flamingos%20Honolulu.jpg" alt="Flamingos Honolulu Zoo" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>HAHAHA! They look so silly! I remember I would turn as pink as a flamingo after being at the Zoo all day--sunburn is no joke! It's a little funny, though. <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Here's another bird art! It's a comic.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Hardware%20Hawk%20Comic.jpg" alt="Hardware Hawk" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>It's in English, so I can translate what the story sort of is. Basically, Ojiicah, I have good news! I got a job! <</type>> <<type 50ms>>YOSH!!!!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>I'm going to be working as a manager for a 'Hardware Supplies Distributor'. <</type>> <<type 50ms>>If you're confused, don't worry. So am I! <</type>> <<type 50ms>>But basically, in this comic, I'm telling the story of a hawk who dreams of selling hardware instead of flying around. Money comes first, right? <</type>> <<type 50ms>>I thought it was funny when I made it, but it's OK if you think it's silly. <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Anyways, here's another artwork. It's based on my 4th-year fall in Grinnell. Ojiichan, I was so stressed! Always tired, always busy. <</type>> <<type 50ms>>But, Obaachan would call me sometimes. Everyone would call me. So that was nice, ne? <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Emma%20Art%20Sad%20Fall.jpg" alt="Phone call watercolor, Fall 2024." style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Give me a call when you have the chance, OK? I always want to hear about your day, Ojiichan.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>Anyways, here's another art. I made this one for you, actually!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Fuku%20Comic.jpg" alt="Fuku Comic" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>I love talking to you Ojiichan! And you know I love our dogs. It's nice to hear about Fuku, and what life was like when you were little. I'm jealous! When I was little, I was constanty asking Mama for a dog, but we didn't get one till I was older.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 1s>>I bet Fuku was a smart dog! Akita-inu, right? He must've protected the house well.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 1s>>Kind of like your dog now!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Sachi%201.jpeg" alt="Sachi 1" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>Sachi's a pretty cool dog! Definitely a Baachan baby.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src=" https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Sachi%20in%20Shades.jpeg" alt="Sachi 1" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>But Chibi is an Ojiichan baby, right!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src=" https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Chibi%20on%20Porch.jpeg" alt="Chibi on the porch." style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 1s>>Good dog.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>Here's one last artwork.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src=" https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Yuyake.jpg " alt="Yuyake Comic" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>It's 'Yuyake'. Do you remember that song, 'yuyake koyake, hi ga kurete!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>I remember you sang it to me in Las Vegas. We were driving to get ramen, and the sky! It looked like it was on fire. All the pinks, and the oranges, and the reds. <</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>It was beautiful.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_4869.jpeg" alt="Obaachan with the Sunset." style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>Anyways, you started singing the Yuyake song. And then I it and we sang along together!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>Here's that video!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <video width="640" height="360" controls> <source src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_4733-2.mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>I really love that song now.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>Thank you for teaching it to me!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 5s>> Did I ever tell you about when that song came in handy?<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>Would you believe? In Grinnell Iowa, I was helping take care of someone you might remember---Henry Morisada, from Hawaii!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>We used to have lunches together, and, you know, he was in his 90s, so his memory wasn't so good.<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>But! He remembered the Yuyake song, and when I would visit him, we would sing it together!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>Isn't that cool, Ojiichan? All you old Japanese men remember that kid's song!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>Anyways, if you want, you can listen to some good songs in this playlist I made for you!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>Lots of Teresa Teng!<</type>> [[Emma's Music]] [[Actually, I want to watch the news.]] [[I'm tired, let's talk later.]]

<<type 50ms>>ああ、よかった！そう言ってくれると思ってたよ！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>覚えてる？メイとエラと私が、オジイチャンとオバアチャンに絵を送ってたこと。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>私はただ絵を描くのが大好きでね！想像するのが楽しかったんだ。技術は…まあ、そんなに上手くないけど（笑）。でも、楽しいんだよ！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>さあ、私のアートをいくつか見てね！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Disco%20Flamingo.jpg" alt="Disco Flamingo!" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>これは「ディスコ・フラミンゴ」っていうタイトル。踊る鳥を描いたら面白いかなって！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>ディスコに行ってフラミンゴが踊ってたら…それこそ最高のパーティーだよね！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>グリネルではディスコテーマのパーティーがあるんだよ！これ、友だちと一緒に撮った写真。私たち、ディスコっぽく見える？<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Disco-Girls-scaled.jpeg" alt="Disco girls!" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>その夜、タバコの一生と最期をテーマにした面白動画も作ったんだ！これだよ！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <video width="640" height="360" controls> <source src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Disco%20Joint%20(edited)%20(1).mp4" type="video/mp4"> お使いのブラウザは動画タグに対応していません。 </video> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>とにかく、ディスコにフラミンゴがいたら面白いかなって思ったんだ。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>覚えてる？ホノルル動物園でフラミンゴを見たこと。私のお気に入りだった！いつも片足で立って、まるでレディみたいに上品だったよね。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Flamingos%20Honolulu.jpg" alt="Flamingos Honolulu Zoo" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>アハハ、変な姿！動物園で一日中いたら、私もフラミンゴみたいにピンクに日焼けしたのを覚えてる。日焼けって本当に大変だけど、ちょっと面白かったな。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>次は別の鳥アート、コミックだよ。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Hardware%20Hawk%20Comic.jpg" alt="Hardware Hawk" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>英語で描いたから説明するね。オジイチャン、いいニュースがあるの！仕事が決まったんだ！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>よっしゃーー！！！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>「ハードウェア用品卸売業者」のマネージャーとして働くことになったよ。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>意味わからないよね？私もよくわかってない（笑）。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>この漫画では、飛ぶよりも金儲けがしたいタカの話を描いてるの。お金第一、ってね！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>自分では面白いと思ってるけど、バカバカしいと思っても大丈夫だよ。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>さて、次はグリネルの４年目の秋を思い出して描いた作品。オジイチャン、その頃私はすごくストレスフルで、いつも疲れて忙しかったの。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>でも、オバアチャンが電話をくれたり、みんなが連絡をくれたりして、それが本当にうれしかったんだ。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Emma%20Art%20Sad%20Fall.jpg" alt="Phone call watercolor, Fall 2024." style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>時間があるときに電話してね。オジイチャンの一日をいつも聞きたいんだ。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>とにかく、これもオジイチャンのために描いたんだよ！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Fuku%20Comic.jpg" alt="Fuku Comic" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>オジイチャンと話すのが大好き！それに犬も大好き。フクのお話や、オジイチャンが小さい頃の暮らしの話を聞くのが、本当にうらやましいよ。私が小さかったとき、ずっとママに「犬ほしい」って言ってたのに、大人になるまで飼えなかったんだ。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 1s>>フクは賢い犬だったんだろうね！秋田犬でしょ？家をしっかり守ってくれたんだろうな。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 1s>>今のオジイチャンの犬も、そんな感じかな！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Sachi%201.jpeg" alt="Sachi 1" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>サチはかっこいい犬！完全にバアチャンっ子だね。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Sachi%20in%20Shades.jpeg" alt="Sachi in Shades" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>でもチビはオジイチャンっ子だよね！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Chibi%20on%20Porch.jpeg" alt="Chibi on the porch." style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 1s>>いい子だね。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>最後にもう一つだけ見てほしい作品があるの。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Yuyake.jpg" alt="Yuyake Comic" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>これは「夕焼け」。あの歌、覚えてる？「夕焼け小焼けで日が暮れて…」<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>ラスベガスでラーメンを食べに行く途中、オジイチャンが歌ってくれたよね。空が本当に燃えてるみたいだった。ピンクもオレンジも赤も。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>それは本当に美しかった。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>おじいちゃんがその歌を歌い始めて、一緒に口ずさんだのが忘れられないよ。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>その動画もあるんだ！見てね。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>> <video width="640" height="360" controls> <source src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_4733-2.mp4" type="video/mp4"> お使いのブラウザは動画タグに対応していません。 </video> <</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>今ではその歌が本当に大好きになったよ。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>教えてくれてありがとう！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 5s>>あの歌が役に立った話、したことあったかな？<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>信じられる？アイオワのグリネルで、あなたが知ってるかもしれない人――ハワイ出身のヘンリー・モリサダさん――のお世話をしてたの。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>お昼を一緒に食べに行ったりしたんだけど、９０歳を超えてたから記憶があいまいでね。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>でも！その人は「夕焼け小焼け」を覚えてて、私が会いに行くと一緒に歌ってくれたんだよ！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>すごくない？オジイチャン、昔の日本の歌はみんな覚えてるんだね！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>ところで、よかったら私のために作ったプレイリストでいい曲を聴いてね！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 2s>>テレサ・テン多めだよ！<</type>> [[笑万エマの音楽を聴く]]

<<type 50ms>>Oh, good! Then, do you want to hear more about my art?<</type>> [[Emma's Art]] [[Actually, I want to watch the news.]] [[Maybe we can listen to music instead.]] [[I'm tired, let's talk later.]]

<<type 50ms>>Oh, Ojiichan!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>My first year at Grinnell college, I used to work at the library. And while I was there, I would make comics of all my shifts to make my coworkers laugh.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>They weren't very good drawings, but at the end of the semester, I had a whole wall of comics!<</type>> <<type 50ms>>Here's one<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-07-174716.png " alt="The first Burling comic!" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>This one is about the time I was shelving books on the fourth floor of the Library, which is the silent floor. I like to listen to music really loud when I work, but then my headphones were unplugged, and my music played super loud out loud! <</type>> <<type 50ms>>It was so embarassing! But it made for a good comic! <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Here's another one!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src=" https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-07-174801.png " alt="Rough Weekend Comic" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>This one is about the time my friend and I drank too much the night before, and so we were really quiet during our shift. Normally, we would talk a lot, but since we were hungover, not a word was spoken. Our supervisor was really confused, and asked what was wrong. All we could say was, "Rough weekend".<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s >>I should probably drink less, but you're only young once, right?<</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>Anyways, a senior student saw my wall of comics and said that she liked my art! She told me that I could be a media head for 'Sequence Magazine', Grinnell's comic and arts magazine.<</type>> <<type 50ms>>So, for the past 3 years, I got to make art and publish the art of all the artists on Campus!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Emma-and-Jane-Sequence-2025.jpeg" alt="Emma and Jane Sequence 2025" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>Here's the most recent magazine!<</type>> <iframe src="https://portal.printingcenterusa.com/flipbook_share.php?code=956088&title=Sequence%20Spring%202025&desc=The%20Sequence%20is%20Grinnell%27s%20Comic%20and%20Arts%20Magazine.%20We%20were%20founded%20in%202003%20with%20the%20tradition%20of%20%27sequential%27%20style%20artwork---comics---but%20have%20since%20grown%20to%20accept%20all%20forms%20of%20art.%20The%20goal%20of%20Sequence%20is%20to%20encourage%20art%20from%20all.%20Everyone%20is%20an%20artist,%20and%20at%20Sequence,%20we%20nurture%20this%20value%20through%20publishing%20all%20art%20that%20is%20created%20with%20intention.%20This%20is%20the%20final%20issue%20for%20our%20graduating%20senior%20Media%20Head,%20Emma%20Kumano-Maloney.%20Emma%20has%20been%20with%20Sequence%20for%20the%20past%203%20years,%20and%20we%20wish%20her%20luck%20as%20she%20graduates!" width="100%" height="600" style="border:none;" allowfullscreen=""> </iframe> <<type 50ms>>My art is the cover, hehe!<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>Ojiichan, do you want to hear more about my art? <</type>> [[Emma's Art]] [[Actually, I want to watch the news.]] [[Maybe we can listen to music instead.]] [[I'm tired, let's talk later.]]

<<type 50ms>>よかった！じゃあ、私のアートについてもっと聞きたい？<</type>> [[笑万の絵のことをもっと聞く]] [[実は、ニュースを見たいです。 NEWS]] [[もしかしたら、代わりに音楽を聴くことができるかもしれません。MUSIC]] [[私は疲れています、後で話しましょう。TIRED]]

<<type 50ms>>あっ、おじいちゃん！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>グリネル大学の1年目、私は図書館で働いていたんだ。そのとき、勤務中に同僚を笑わせるために、毎回コミックを描いていたの。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>あまり上手な絵じゃなかったけど、学期の終わりには、壁一面が私のコミックで埋まってたんだよ！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>これがその一つ！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-07-174716.png" alt="The first Burling comic!" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>これは、図書館の4階（静かなフロア）で本を並べていたときのお話。私は仕事中に大音量で音楽を聴くのが好きなんだけど、あるときイヤホンが抜けて、音楽がそのままフロア中に大音量で流れちゃったの！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>めっちゃ恥ずかしかったけど、良いネタにはなったよ！<</type>> <<type 50ms>>もう一つ、見せるね！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-07-174801.png" alt="Rough Weekend Comic" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>これは、友達と前の晩に飲みすぎちゃって、勤務中ずーっと無言だった日の話。いつもはすごくしゃべるんだけど、その日は二人とも二日酔いで、一言も発さなかったの。上司が心配して「どうしたの？」って聞いてきて、私たちはただ「ハードな週末でした」って言っただけ（笑）。<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>飲みすぎは良くないって分かってるけど、若いうちだけだよね？<</type>> <<type 50ms start 4s>>それでね、ある先輩が私のコミックの壁を見て「あなたのアート、いいね！」って言ってくれたの。それで、グリネルのコミック＆アートマガジン『シークエンス』のメディアヘッドにならないかって誘ってくれたんだ。<</type>> <<type 50ms>>それからの3年間、私はアートを作ったり、キャンパスのアーティストたちの作品を出版するお手伝いをしてきたよ！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Emma-and-Jane-Sequence-2025.jpeg" alt="Emma and Jane Sequence 2025" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>> <<type 50ms>>これが最新号のマガジンだよ！<</type>> <iframe src="https://portal.printingcenterusa.com/flipbook_share.php?code=956088&title=Sequence%20Spring%202025&desc=The%20Sequence%20is%20Grinnell%27s%20Comic%20and%20Arts%20Magazine.%20We%20were%20founded%20in%202003%20with%20the%20tradition%20of%20%27sequential%27%20style%20artwork---comics---but%20have%20since%20grown%20to%20accept%20all%20forms%20of%20art.%20The%20goal%20of%20Sequence%20is%20to%20encourage%20art%20from%20all.%20Everyone%20is%20an%20artist,%20and%20at%20Sequence,%20we%20nurture%20this%20value%20through%20publishing%20all%20art%20that%20is%20created%20with%20intention.%20This%20is%20the%20final%20issue%20for%20our%20graduating%20senior%20Media%20Head,%20Emma%20Kumano-Maloney.%20Emma%20has%20been%20with%20Sequence%20for%20the%20past%203%20years,%20and%20we%20wish%20her%20luck%20as%20she%20graduates!" width="100%" height="600" style="border:none;" allowfullscreen=""> </iframe> <<type 50ms>>表紙は私の作品なんだよ、えへへ！<</type>> <<type 50ms start 3s>>おじいちゃん、もっと私のアートについて聞きたい？<</type>> [[笑万の絵のことをもっと聞く]] [[実は、ニュースを見たいです。 NEWS]] [[もしかしたら、代わりに音楽を聴くことができるかもしれません。MUSIC]] [[私は疲れています、後で話しましょう。TIRED]]

<<type 50ms start 2s>>Here's the playlist I made for you! Give it a listen if you want☺️<</type>> <iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/1VL5NMY0CVOgCIS9RMgbvf?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> <<type 50ms start 2s>>I love you Ojiichan! I hope you had fun playing this game. If you want to watch the news, here's a button for that, too!<</type>> [[Actually, I want to watch the news.]] <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Emma%20and%20Ojiichan%202024.jpeg" alt="Ojiichan and Emma 2024" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>>

<<type 50ms start 2s>>私が作ったプレイリストだよ！よかったら聴いてみてね☺️<</type>> <iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/1VL5NMY0CVOgCIS9RMgbvf?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> <<type 50ms start 2s>>大好きだよ、おじいちゃん！このゲーム、楽しんでくれたかな？ニュースを見たくなったら、このボタンを押してね！<</type>> [[実は、ニュースを見たいです。 NEWS]] <<type 50ms start 3s>> <img src="https://portfolio.emmasagekm.sites.grinnell.edu/Emma%20and%20Ojiichan%202024.jpeg" alt="Ojiichan and Emma 2024" style="border: 3px solid black; width: 900px; border-radius: 8px;"> <</type>>