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Based in Toronto, Canada, Nancy Matsumoto is a writer and editor who covers sustainable agriculture, food, sake, arts and culture.

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Dec 16
Dec 16 Turning Family Scrapbooks Over to the Pros

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The Wall Street Journal

In which I explore the world of professional scrapbooking services.

Dec 3
Dec 3 Long-time St. Vincent's Doctor Conducts Hospital Post-mortem

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WestView

Dr. Dennis Greenbaum on how it happened that a West Village medical institution closed after 160 years of serving the community.

Dec 1
Dec 1 Big Flavors in Little China

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Edible Brooklyn

In which I tour Brooklyn Chinatown in Sunset Park with Buddakan co-executive chefs Yang Huang and Brian Ray.

Nov 3
Nov 3 Worth the Trip: Broadway Panhandler

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Edible Manhattan

Broadway Panhandler is a New York City kitchen institution,a rare family owned business among chain and big box stores.

Nov 3
Nov 3 Counterspace: MOMA Considers the Kitchen

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Edible Manhattan

My report on a Museum of Modern Art show on kitchen design, art and architecture.

Oct 12
Oct 12 St. Vincent's ER Saved My Life: Jane's Story

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WestView

A dramatic, cautionary tale designed to underscore the need for a Lower West Side Level One Trauma Center.

Sep 14
Sep 14 West Coast Nikkei Eldercare: Planning for New and More Diverse Systems of Care - Part III-1

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DiscoverNikkei.org

Another installment in my series on Japanese-American eldercare, this time an examination of an innovative center in Sacramento

Sep 1
Sep 1 A Pantry that Pushes Produce

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Edible Manhattan

I visit an innovative Upper West Side food pantry, where offerings include pristine local produce.

Aug 13
Aug 13 When Samurai Walked the Streeets of New York

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I visit a fascinating little exhibit at the Museum of the Cityof New York, which recalls a time when sword-bearing Japanese envoys strode the streets of Manhatttan.

Jul 7
Jul 7 Tastemaker: The Legacy of Joe Baum

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Edible Manhattan

A look back at the creative genius of restaurateur Joe Baum, the man behind The Four Seasons, Windows on the World and founder of the modern restaurant

Jun 23
Jun 23 Planning for Volcanoes and Other Vacation Jams

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What with volcanoes, oil spills and hurricanes, interest in travel insurance is on the rise. Here's my look at four different online coverage options.

Jun 7
Jun 7 Business closures in the West Village offset by signs of revitalization

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A report on the business comings and goings in the West Village. One store, Arthur, that I reported opening closed shortly after this article appeared.

Jun 7
Jun 7 Quietly, chef Anita Lo blazes her own trail on Barrow Street

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Chef Anita Lo lives and works in the West Village, fishes off the Hudson River's Pier 40 and orders her meat from Florence Meat Market one street over. That's living locally.

May 12
May 12 Friends With Differences: Lange and Adams at the Oakland Museum of California

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This is a short post that grew out of my research into documentary photographs taken of the California prison camp Manzanar, where people of Japanese descent were placed during World War II.

Apr 30
Apr 30 Daniel Shaviro, novelist, West Village resident, and NYU Law School Professor

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How entertaining can the author of "When Rules Change: An Economic and Political Analysis of Transition Relief and Retroactivity" be? I thought as I set out to interview NYU Law School tax professor Daniel Shaviro. Very, it turns out.

Apr 29
Apr 29 West Coast Nikkei Eldercare: Planning for New and More Diverse Systems of Care -- Part II-2

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This is the second half of part two of my extremely long article on Nikkei eldercare on the West Coast.

Apr 26
Apr 26 West Coast Nikkei Eldercare: Planning for New and More Diverse Systems of Care -- Part II-1

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This series became so long that Part II had to be subdivided, hence the strange headline.

Apr 14
Apr 14 Reducing Emissions, and a Guilty Conscience

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I find it impossible to judge which of these online carbon offset reailers offers the best quality at the best price, but can offer some tips on what to look for.

Apr 7
Apr 7 James Mitsumori: One of Keiro Senior Healthcare's Founding Fathers

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Profile of Nissei James Mitsumori's role in launching Los Angeles' first Nikkei eldercare facility, and a glimpse into the fascinating story of the first Japanese Hospital in L.A.

Mar 24
Mar 24 West Coast Nikkei Eldercare: Planning for New and More Diverse Systems of Care -- Part I

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What I planned as one article on Keiro Senior Healthcare in Los Angeles turned into a multi-part series covering Nikkei eldercare all along the West Coast. This article was reposted on the sites New America Media and Redwood Age

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Nancy Matsumoto is a writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada.