"How I Inherited A Japanese Grandma and Invaded Her World" by MEF Joe Palermo!

JETAA Chicago
Jan 17, 2022
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Joe Palermo, MEF (Monbusho English Fellows Program, predecessor to the JET Program) in Gunma Prefecture from 1982-1983, is the author of “No Pianos, Pets or Foreigners! My Life in Japan in the 80s”, available on Amazon, as well as articles published in Nostalgia and Origami magazines. Read his most recent article about his experience marrying into a Japanese family with three generations under one roof in "How I Inherited A Japanese Grandma and Invaded Her World."

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"How I Inherited A Japanese Grandma and Invaded Her World" by MEF Joe Palermo!

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