Woman Buys Unusual Dress From Thrift Store, Learns Its Legacy

Saying Her Name

The word written on the label hit Mrs. Hiramoto like a bolt from the blue. Her eyes widened as she looked from the dress to her daughter’s face. Shannon watched as every emotion jolted through her, from elation to heartbreak and everything in between. 

Then, Shannon’s mother’s hands started to shake. Shannon had never expected one word to have the power to reduce her mother to tears. But it wasn’t just a word. It was a name.