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“Come to think of it, it is quite a magnificent gravestone…” Kanako Yamaguchi, a resident of Tokyo, wondered about the size of her ancestor’s gravestone …
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Young Dr. Kitano was feeling very happy. He had recently graduated from medical school - and his new patient Masako was the young daughter of …
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Read Part 2 >> What details do you remember from camp when the war ended? When the war ended and Japan surrendered, Tule Lake was …
Read Part 1 >> When Pearl Harbor happened, do you remember that day? What happened to me, I don’t recall that day at all. I …
“It was a struggle because once we got to the point where we could live in that little house that they built, everything was happy. …
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Blake Sasaki has been involved in sports almost his entire life, and if you ask him what has been the biggest joy, he will tell …
Read Part 1 >> Did your parents ever have any conversations with you or your siblings about what was happening? Well, see, my mother and …
“Finally, the day we received news of President Reagan signing the apology letter they had a function at the Issei Memorial building. And Papa was …
When a collections representative for Pacific Gas and Electric sent out a regular utility bill to Mr. Yoshiyuki Akiyama of San Francisco in late January …
When manager Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a long awaited World Series title, the journalist in me felt pretty happy for one …
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Episode 13 June 20 at 5 p.m. (PDT) | 8 p.m. (EDT) Featured Nima: Alden M. Hayashi Guest Host: Mia Barnett
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