CategoryLife Stories

SGI-USA future division member Darren Yapi is a forward for the Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids—at 16 years old, making him the youngest signee in the club’s history. The World Tribune spoke with him about his career and how he uses his Buddhist practice in his daily life. World Tribune: Thank you for speaking

SGI-USA member Michele LaMontagne is the second woman to reach the rank of brigadier general in the New Mexico National Guard and its first female commander. The World Tribune spoke with her about her career and how she uses her Buddhist practice in her daily life. World Tribune: Thank you for speaking with us about

How I shed generations of fear and revealed a life of courage.

How I came to walk the talk and appreciate my husband.

Though others tried to dissuade me, my mentor’s encouragement gave me the confidence to pursue my dream of becoming a surgeon.

by Mitzi Gunter Orlando, Fla. Really, I knew nothing about America. I had seen the Hollywood movie Giant with James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor. But, for me, 18 in boring, postwar Nagasaki, Japan, that was enough. When I got word, in 1958, that I could chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for anything, I chanted for America. Within two

How I got off drugs and embraced a winning life with a devoted practice.

My practice has given me the courage and wisdom to build a victorious career. I’m Steve Saperstein from Boston.

How Buddhism helped me take responsibility for the happiness of my family and me.

How my son’s cancer enabled me to become a fearless mother and shed all limitations.

SGI-USA member Janice Kinjo is a celebrity makeup artist and men’s groomer in both New York and Los Angeles. The World Tribune spoke with her about her career and how she applies her Buddhist practice to her work. World Tribune: Thank you for speaking with us! How did you become a makeup artist? Janice Kinjo:

The World Tribune spoke with Bernice Griffin, of Lakewood, Washington, about her nearly four decades of Buddhist practice and how she is passing on faith to the next generation. World Tribune: Thank you, Bernice, for speaking with us. We heard that you have a passion for sharing Nichiren Buddhism with young people and that all

My Buddhist practice allowed me to turn tragedy into a source of unlimited strength.

SGI-USA member Aarti Jain, of Irvine, California, is a researcher who focuses on COVID-19 projects and training workshops for visiting scholars and medical students at the University of California, Irvine. The World Tribune spoke with her about her Buddhist practice and experience as a vaccine researcher during the coronavirus pandemic. World Tribune: Thank you, Aarti,

How faith gave me the courage to pursue my dream of becoming a psychiatrist.

Fighting alongside my daughter teaches me what it means to never give up.

The 81st annual George Foster Peabody Awards was held in June 2021. Among the winners was June Cross, of New York, and her team for their documentary Whose Vote Counts. Ms. Cross, a longtime SGI-USA member, is a documentary producer and professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she founded a program in

How my Buddhist practice empowered me to break through all limitations with a vow to bring happiness to others. I’m Aide Aguirre from Sylmar, California.

After nearly losing my life in a knife attack, I’ve made profound inner changes on my road to recovery.

My family’s bout with COVID-19 became a catalyst to transform our relationships and become closer than ever.