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Charlie and the Chako

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2002.10.07

I met with Charlie and Chako for 'brunch' today (at a Thai place). Chako seems happy, but is faced with the prospect of returning to Japan soon unless she can find a way to stay in Canada legally. I'm going to ask my uncle - who held a senior position with Canada's immigration department - for some advice on her behalf.

rand()m quote

A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance.

—Antoine de Saint-Exupery