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About Carolyn Classen

Carolyn Sugiyama Classen was a 2008 Tucson Citizen My Tucson columnist. She was born and raised in a sugar plantation community on Hawai’i Island, then belonged to a Jesuit “koinonia” at the Paulist Center in Boston. She is a 3rd generation Japanese American and has studied Spanish, Japanese, German, and Hawaiian. She has been a practicing attorney, legislative aide on Capitol Hill (for U.S. Senator Dan Inouye), and is now a Hearing Officer in Small Claims Court. Carolyn has also published two short stories in Rick Carroll's 2006 "The Best of Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales."

Don’t missYoshi Nakano’s elegant artwork at 2nd Saturday Downtown on Feb. 9 » Yoshicalligraphy

Artist Yoshi Nakano teaching calligraphy to young Sophia Venning, photo courtesy of mother Kresta Venning

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