The Little Known Wartime History of Japanese Americans Living in Japan

The Little Known Wartime History of Japanese Americans Living in Japan

This week we’re featuring a story from our friends at Code Switch. It’s the little known history of Japanese Americans who were living in Japan during World War II. Recently, reporter Kori Suzuki found out that his own grandmother, who he’d always thought was born in Japan, is a Kibei Nisei, a second generation American who returned after living through the war in Japan. In this story, he explores his grandmother’s memories and discovers new aspects of himself along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Getting Inside the Political Mind of Jerry Brown

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The Cave Woman of India: Tracing My Scars as an Immigrant’s Daughter

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How One Woman’s Search for Her Homeless Mother Became a Mission to Help Others

How One Woman’s Search for Her Homeless Mother Became a Mission to Help Others

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Forty-one years ago this week, more than 900 people died in a mass suicide in Jonestown, a remote settlement in South America. This documentary follows a Bay Area man who unravels the tangled family history that binds him to that tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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