Local alum highlighted in June BAM "The Classes"

Chiyo Imai Rowe '83 with friend Tuyet Nguyen '83

Longtime Brown Club OC board member Chiyo Imai Rowe '83 recently visited Japan and wrote about it for "The Classes" section of the new June BAM edition. See re-print below.

Chiyo Imai Rowe writes: "In November, Tuyet Nguyen ’83 and I spent two weeks exploring Japan together. I introduced her to around twenty of my relatives, and we visited many of my favorite spots, as well as a few new ones. We even found ourselves stranded at a train station for several hours, waiting for the winds of a typhoon to subside. Along the way, we enjoyed plenty of tofu and delicious Asian pears from my cousin's orchard.

As we traveled, Tuyet shared stories from her childhood in Vietnam and her experiences as a refugee after leaving the country. Although we decided on this trip impulsively in October, the idea of visiting Japan together had been in the works since I returned from my year as an exchange student at Keio University—forty-four years ago.

Next up: Vietnam! Maybe in 2026?" Would you like to share news with your fellow Orange County alumni? Email us at browncluboc@gmail.com The views expressed on this blog do not necessarily reflect the views of Brown Club Orange County nor of Brown University. We reserve the right to edit or reject any submission.