Chiemi Souen is a literary and journalistic writer. By day, she is an editor for "The Hawai‘i Herald, Hawai‘i's Japanese American Journal." By night, she is a creative writer and musician.
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$20 Find your Purpose
108 readers
You'll get:
- 1 printed copy
- 1 free eBook
1 copy + ebook included
$5 shipping
$40 Sharing Ikigai story
66 readers
Share a copy with a friend. You'll get:
- 2 printed copies
- 2 free eBooks
2 copies + ebook included
$5 shipping
$150 Small Group
12 readers
You'll get:
- 5 printed copies (autographed)
- 5 free eBooks
- 30 min webinar with Chiemi for Q&A
- Free shipping
5 copies + ebook included
Free shipping
$250 Okinawan Culture
2 readers
You'll get:
- 10 printed copies
- 10 eBooks
- 1h presentation with Chiemi regarding Okinawan culture and Ikigai's story
- Free shipping
10 copies + ebook included
Free shipping
$500 Okinawan History
3 readers
Perfect for schools, you'll get:
- 20 printed copies
- 20 eBooks
- 1h presentation with Chiemi regarding Okinawan culture and Ikigai's story
- Invite to the book launch
- Free shipping
20 copies + ebook included
Free shipping
$1000 Legacy
18 readers
This is great for non-profit organizations.
Also great for any practice or association that deals with children, motivation or life-coaching.
- 50 printed copies
- 50 eBooks
- 1h presentation with Chiemi regarding Okinawan culture and Ikigai's story
- Invite to the book launch
- Your organization's name written in the book as a Sponsor in the acknowledge page
- Free shipping
50 copies + ebook included
Free shipping
Aloha e Friends,
YES! We did it! We got our 500 and I have been seeing it continue to go up throughout the day. The community support is so heart-warming! But there is still 15 days left, which means we're only half way through the campaign period. SOOOO, 1000 orders is not out of reach by any means! If we reach 1000, we could get agent representation. I always visualized this book in the hands of many different kids of children around the world. If the children are of Okinawan ancestry, they could celebrate their own heritage. And if they are of another ancestry, maybe they will become curious about connecting to their own. All while learning the wonderful Japanese philosophy of IKIGAI — living your life's purpose. So now the goal is 1000 preorders!
Today, I also want to talk about how I met my talented illustrator. I live in Hawai‘i and she lives in Argentina. A mutual friend of ours connected us. And we were all somehow inspired by Grandmaster Choichi Terukina. My illustrator, Flor Kaneshiro, and I have never even met in person yet. Please take a look at her amazing work on her website https://florkaneshiro.com.
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