HOW IT STARTED

It started as my pandemic baby... We were all stuck working or schooling from home unable to do all the fun things we normally do outside the home. Instead of dwelling on the things we couldn't do, we started a YouTube channel at the time called "Flashes of Joy" to capture the simple joys in life because we were still so blessed! We thought even if only the grandparents watched, it'd be worth the reminder to ourselves! Eventually that evolved into "This Japanese American Life" because I felt a passion for passing on the culture, eats, and travel memories to my hapa kids as well all the busy parents out there that were struggling to pass their culture down.

HOW IT GREW

From there it kept growing... "AmyNsEats" - a food Instagram and TikTok because I thought "Hey, I take pictures and talk about food all the time, I can do that too!" Then came "AmyNsReads" my book Instagram, BookTok, and Book Youtube Channel because I LOOOOOOVE reading everything and talking about it! Then, I realized I'm dividing my attention too much so I put my momlife, reads and eats together on Instagram and Tiktok under "WholeWellnessMamas" - phew, are you caught up now?

I truly believe we are meant to live in community - everything is better when we are encouraging, supporting, and pushing each other to grow. So let's keep growing together and thanks for being here! I'm grateful for each of you 💕