Nikkei Rising
The Yon-Say Podcast Network
The Yon-Say Podcast Network, presented by Nikkei Rising, is a space where we’ll be bringing you mini-series filled with round table discussions with special guests involved in and around the Japanese American community to honor the Japanese American community’s history and explore its implications today.
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Episodes
A Question of Loyalty 09.07.2020 38:17
What would you do if your loyalty to your country was questioned? Matthew and Jonnie are joined by guests Andie Kimura, with Go for Broke National Education Center, and Bethany Narita, Jonnie’s sister, to discuss the infamous loyalty questionnaire and how it affected our families. Some volunteered to fight in the army, some answered “No,No”, others were draft resistors, and still others found them...
An American Nightmare 02.07.2020 31:13
What does it mean to be a descendant of the incarceration? Jonnie and Yoko are joined by guests Lauren Matsumoto and Jason Fujii to discuss our families’ camp experiences and explore how those experiences inform our yonsei identities. From the importance of pilgrimages to all the little stories passed down from our grandparents, this episode dissects why who we are is so deeply entangled with thes...
Only What You Can Carry 25.06.2020 23:59
In this second episode of the Yon-Say Podcast, Michelle and Hiro reflect on our ancestors' lives leading up to Executive Order 9066 and the forced removal with guests Nina Nakao and Kendal Takeshita. Listen as they dive into how these stories have affected the newest generations of Nikkei and what it means to them as descendants.
The American Dream 18.06.2020 44:49
In this premiere episode of the Yon-Say Podcast, Matt and Yoko reflect on our ancestors' immigration stories with guests Jonnie Narita and Saiyare Refaei. Listen as they dive into how these stories have affected the newest generations of Nikkei, and explore the intersectionality between the immigrations of our ancestors and the communities of today.
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