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Edward Iwata

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The United States

Website

http://www.CoolGlobalBiz.com

Genre

Fiction, Business, Spirituality

Member Since

October 2012

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Hello, I'm a recovering journalist (ex-USA Today and others) turned fiction writer, moving from news stories to more uplifting tales. Enjoy literary fiction & poetry, memoirs and essays, thrillers & crime yarns here and there, plus in-depth nonfiction on a range of topics. We see cute & funny everyday on TV & the Internet, so for books I enjoy bold, visionary writers weighing in on big themes & topics. Enjoy cultivating the mind & soul. ...more

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In Honor of My Ancestors, Manzanar and Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Editor’s note: This blog post honors the spirits of my late parents, grandparents and family ancestors who were interned during World War II at the Manzanar military internment camp in the Mojave Desert of California.

THE QUEST TO better one’s life is universal. Leaving rice farms and their loved ones in Meiji era Japan, my grandparents boarded ships to the United States before the firs

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	The Billionaire's Gift: A Spiritual Business Parable by Edward Iwata (Goodreads Author), Kit Foster (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fusion Entrepreneurs: Cross-Cultural Execs and Companies Revolutionizing the Global Economy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fusion Leaders: How Cross-Cultural Executives & Entrepreneurs Are Changing Our World 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We know every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering....

- Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, 1986”
― Edward Iwata

tags: inspirational

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