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Show Hiromi Forms A Bond 40 - WEST VALLEY VIEW 16, 1981 Thursday, Apr. In Child Home Year Spends Murray Japanese ... church, who did that chore at both d exends of the change. So the two families . . . despite the language barrier . . . became good friends and Mickeal, realizing students at BYU could not give the asked his parents if child a home-lifthey would be substitutes. They were glad to say yes. Not only for themselves, but because they have two children near Hiromis age, Douglas one year older and Sherry one year younger, and they realized what a great experience it would be for them. Much red tape was needed to get permission for the child to leave her parents home to live here. One of the most difficult parts was permission from her school, because with 514 days a week of classes for 11 months of the year, the Japanese child is far advanced over her American counterpart at the same age level. It was feared her schooling would suffer, but with insistance, everyone agreed it would ultimately be good for her and she came. Strangely enough, it was Sesame Street, that TV standby of all children, that helped Hiromi toward coming to the U.S. It gave her a good beginning in our language. The program is shown there in English and so Hiromi learned the letters and their sounds. She did not know how to put them together, but the basis was there and she now speaks and understands almost all of what is said to her. Arriving here in June, 1980, the Pikes saw to it that tutoring in English was given to Hiromi all summer long at Arlington and Betty, her new mother, obtained remedial flash cards to use at home to help the child with the language before the formal school year began. Her first act toward us, Betty laughs, was a most serious, small bow. Hiromi was dressed so beautifully when she arrived. She was meticulous in a pretty ruffled dress and did not have even one pair of levis in her luggage. I cant get over how well she has adjusted to the U.S. yet she knew only one person . . . Mickeal . . . when she arrived. And he didnt even live here, but in Provo. She is very brave and person that came her way. occurIt was not an over-nigrence, however, that Hiromi is with the Pikes. Their son, Mickeal Pike, served an LDS mission in that Oriental country and became good friends with the Maki family, converting them to join the church he represents. Can I come to America and live with you? was the question Hiromi asked of the young missionary as he left her land to come back to Utah. Most adults would have qualms, and shake in their boots, if they were to leave their home and family to live for the next year . . with an unknown family in Japan. Without speaking their language, either. Yet that is what a calm, quite little miss named Hiromi Maki did . . and she is but 11 years old. The only difference is that she lived in Nagoya, Japan, and came here to live with the Parley Pikes of Murray. . . round-the-worl- e, Betty (Mrs. Parley) Pike helps the newest member of her family, Hiromi Maki, who is visiting this year from Nagoya, Japan with her homework. Hiromi attends Liberty elementary in Murray. All Those words could have been the innocent question of any young child knowing she was going to miss a friend, but it was far more than an idle query. Hiromi is an intelligent child . . . far advanced in her studies . . . and she had dreams of studying here, learning the language, and then being able, at some future date, to attend BYU. The idea was considered by both families and a correspondence began. All letters had to be translated, usually by missionaries of the LDS she came. Her by herself parents saw her off in Tokyo, but she managed a 32 hour layover in San Francisco and then boarded another plane to come to Salt Lake. little girl that It was a white-face- d Parley and Betty Pike greeted that day last June. She was very quiet . . . after all she couldnt speak English with the new. . . and was round-eye- d ness of it all. But all that changed and before many days, she became a lively member of her new family, reaching out in happiness to every situation She is too busy now to be lone- some. She and Sherry have become best friends. They are so good for each other. Hiromi has some diffi- - Daisies are something new to Hiromi, as are many of the other plants and flowers in the Pike yard. Hiromi is discovering many new things this spring that she has never seen before. Heritage House reception center was the setting for the March 21 wedding uniting Karalee Anderson and Bill Kalikakis. 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T 55) SIXTEEN WALLETS Deposit 2.95 which entitles you to a beautiful 5x7 their home in West ley. Pre-nupti- Kristine Winters Mi Special National Baby Anderson And Kalikakis Wed At Heritage House The cultures . . . that will never be broken. The Hiromi bond . . . and we need many more of them. From all countries. culty in coping with the casual relationship we have between students and teachers. In Japan it is a vep formal atmosphere and the difference is hard for her to realize. ' There was much for her to adjust to besides a new family. There she lived in an apartment house with a highway at her front door. She had never lived with grass or flowers at her front and back door, and animals were unknown except in the zoo and in pictures. Sadly, Betty Pike tells, it is getting near to the time when Hiromis visa will expire. She . . . and both her families . . .would like her to stay longer, now that she is here, but there is so much paper work involved that we arent certain if an extension can be granted. But we are trying. Hiromi brought a new way of life into our home and we all have changed because of her and her bright, happy personality. Also, her dedication to her studies and her violin practice of two hours daily have been good examples for my children. Japan is no longer a far-of- f strange land to us. It cannot be strange, for it is Hiromis home, and Hiromi is our daughter and sister, and always will be. Nothing about Hiromi will ever be strange. Yes, it was a long way for a small child to travel alone, but she came. She came bringing not only herself, but, in her little self, she brought a world of friendship, understanding and love. Though she is but 11 years old, she has formed a bond between the two families . . . and their different and determined and I have only seen her cry once. 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