ocr: and the approaching end of my journey trigger thoughts of return... "My husband and I often talk about what our lives would have been if we had not come to the US, : my mother reflects. It wasn't easy. Mrs. Miyagawa in Looking back, Hiratsuka, 1986 though, I feel proud to - be able to speak English and to have learned two cultures. As I adjusted to the life in the States I became more aware of Japanese tradition and culture. RETURI