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Why the Samurai?

As a 4th generation Japanese American, I often felt lost with my culture. I looked Japanese but in all other aspects I felt American. I would rarely even hear Japanese spoken at home. My Grandmother is 100 years old and speaks perfect English and never really gave this any thought while growing up. As I got older and looked deeper into my life, I realized there was a big piece of my identity that was missing. After Pearl Harbor theJapanese were placed into internment camps for the "safety" of America. My Grandpa would tell me that being Japanese during WWII...
What's Your Purpose

A kid's brain is such an amazing thing. Sometimes the questions they ask really catch you off guard. While I was writing a post for Hotel Charlie, my 7 year old daughter asked, "Dad, what is your purpose?" I thought that is what I heard, but I asked her again. She asked my purpose. I said, "What do you mean?" She wanted to know what my purpose was with Human Catalyst. Why do I even do it? Is my goal to sell a lot of shirts, or be famous, etc? I wanted to give her a truthful answer but she...
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Human Catalyst in VoyageLA

We had the pleasure of being featured in Voyage LA under their Inspiring Stories section. Get a little background on the brand, and what we are all about.Thanks for taking a look!Human Catalyst Featured in VoyageLA
Work List Vol.1-19 SOUNDCLOUD

We thought it was about time that we made a playlist of some of the artists that we are inspired by. People often overlook that music is often the background music to our craft. We wanted to take the time out to shine some light on some artists that we appreciate. Hope you enjoy.