@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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Kazuki Hirose - Part 1
“There were six to car, that’s including the driver. But you know, the driver himself could’ve be…
May 9, 2019
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Aiko Ebihara
“During all of those long years of World War II, I took that Evacuation Day very personally. For …
April 24, 2019
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Lillian Ogata-Bonner
Lillian and I met serendipitously coming home from the 2018 Manzanar pilgrimage where, on a long, t…
Feb. 26, 2019
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Jack and Grace Fujimoto - Part 2
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It is because now that so much time has passed I think even. The people I speak wit…
Dec. 26, 2018
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Jack and Grace Fujimoto - Part 1
“My mom just about died in camp that first year because it was so damn hot. And I remember I used…
Dec. 25, 2018
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The Songbird of Manzanar: Mary Nomura - Part 2
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Going back into Manzanar again, was there one person that gave you that nickname “t…
Nov. 23, 2018
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The Songbird of Manzanar: Mary Nomura - Part 1
“I always thought when I was a little girl, ‘I’m going to be a singer on the radio.’ I thought I …
Nov. 22, 2018
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Ann Sato - Part 2
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And then you as an American, did you experience any backlash?
I remember there wa…
Oct. 2, 2018
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Ann Sato - Part 1
"I remember being strafed because I was in the factory. And so I guess they knew which ones to bo…
Oct. 1, 2018
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Lily Yuri Tsurumaki - Part 5
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And then you had another marriage. How did that happen?
Oh, with Ted. He was born …
July 9, 2018
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