@emikotsuchida
I am Yonsei, currently based in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. I created Tessaku to honor and preserve the experiences, wisdom, and memories of our Japanese American elders who lived through WWII.
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Emiko Tsuchida on How Her Grandmother’s Story Helped Her Write Her Own
Though I often focus on my grandfather’s acts of defiance and resistance when I talk about my famil…
March 11, 2024
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Setsuko Moriya — Part 3
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What is that story?
He didn't have any papers, so I guess he got on the ship. Bu…
Feb. 19, 2023
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Setsuko Moriya — Part 2
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So they're doing chicken farming and so I imagine for them they, they had to give u…
Feb. 12, 2023
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Setsuko Moriya — Part 1
“When you think about now, politically, we listen to the news of what’s happening in Washington. …
Feb. 5, 2023
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Doug Matsuda - Part 2
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When did your dad start sharing what happened in camp?
I would ask him every onc…
Dec. 5, 2021
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Doug Matsuda - Part 1
“If I was my dad, I would’ve done the same thing. You’ve taken everything away from us, now you w…
Nov. 28, 2021
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Leland Inaba - Part 4
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Now, jumping ahead to when the redress happened and the Civil Liberties Act was pas…
Nov. 21, 2021
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Leland Inaba - Part 3
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And I meant to ask you before, was your mother working before you left for camp in …
Nov. 14, 2021
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Leland Inaba - Part 2
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So do you remember your parents saying anything about this tension or the war that …
Nov. 7, 2021
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Leland Inaba - Part 1
“I think the main thing is that they had themselves had nothing to do with the problem between th…
Oct. 31, 2021
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