My children taught me how to fold origami cranes. They learned years ago from a Japanese babysitter named Jiro Hatano, who happened to be one of the smartest, kindest and most gentle people I’ve ever ...

A T.J. Walker Middle School teacher, inspired by the book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes," asked her students to help fold 1,000 paper cranes for a colleague battling cancer. Kasee Jandrin, a ...

We first became acquainted with the story of the 1,000 paper cranes when we saw a “flock” of the origami birds at the home of a good friend. An ancient legend says that if a sick person folds 1,000 ...

Flex your fingers, grab some paper and join the library in a community-wide project to celebrate International Day of Peace this fall. We’re on a mission to fold 1,000 origami paper cranes and hang ...

More than 60 people tuned in Tuesday evening to fold origami paper cranes for San Diego’s public libraries, to bring happiness, luck and maybe even a wish come true in the New Year. In a virtual event ...