We featured a story on KPBS Midday Edition from NPR’s Code Switch podcast that digs into the little-known history of Japanese Americans who were living in Japan during World War II.
Recently, reporter Kori Suzuki found out his grandmother, who he’d always thought was born in Japan, was born in the United States. She is a second-generation Japanese American who returned stateside 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.