Joe Kamiya was a searcher, a glowing spirit, and a friend to many. He seamlessly merged the purity of his inner life with his work, which had a quality all its own. While others rightfully resolved their questions from a data-driven perspective, Joe's spirit contributed to this field from the perspective of first-person science. He wasn't into writing, so too many of his findings didn't get published. But, through lectures and personal communications, we learned what he had to say. And it was powerful.
Joe grew up on a chicken farm near Sacramento, California, and recalled questioning the meaning of life even then. As a teenager, during World War II, he and his family were forced into internment at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, which furthered his inquiry into his identity as a Japanese American and motivated him to learn how his emotions triggered his body and brain functions....