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Hoshina Seki Describes Path as a Trans Woman
It was always meant to be. That’s what my life is all about. But let me unravel how this Japanese American was asked to write this article. First, I do not know why. I am transgender, and my samsara, the continuous cycle of life, death, and rebirth, keeps going on. This means I’ll return many more times until I get it right. About nine months before the United States declared war on Japan, I was born in a hospital in New York City. Then, 14 months later in May 1942, my father, Rev. Hozen Seki, w