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Across the ocean: a Japanese American story of war and homecoming

Across the ocean: a Japanese American story of war and homecoming

FromCode Switch


Across the ocean: a Japanese American story of war and homecoming

FromCode Switch

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
May 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

One of the most pivotal moments in Japanese American history was when the U.S. government uprooted more than 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry and forced them into incarceration camps. But there is another, less-known story about the tens of thousands of Japanese Americans who were living in Japan during World War II — and whose lives uprooted in a very different way.
Released:
May 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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