Common Threads Shuji Valdene Mintzmyer WGVU News | By Fred Stella Published October 1, 2018 at 6:53 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Listen • 27:15 Our guest is Rev. Shuji Valdene Mintzmyer. Shuji joins us to talk about Buddhist culture in the United States. Shuji is a Buddhist Monk and head teacher at Just Sit, Soto Zen in Grand Rapids.