A young girl was lost to her family. Torn away during the internment of Japanese Americans, institutionalized, and thought to be gone. But now, somehow she is rumored to be alive. And when a boy gets bullied it isn’t the kids at school he has to worry about.
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Seeking Shizuko
A young girl was lost to her family. Torn away during the internment of Japanese Americans, institutionalized, and thought to be gone. But now, somehow she is rumored to be alive.
A very big thank you to David Masumoto for sharing his story. Mas wrote about Shizuko in his book, Secret Harvests.
This story is part of Lisa’s podcast California Foodways. It gets support from California Humanities and the Food and Environment Reporting Network.
Produced by Lisa Morehouse, original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff, artwork by Teo Ducot
Nellie’s Pond
When Peter Aguero got picked on as a kid, but it wasn’t the other kids he had to worry about.
Hear more stories, and find where Peter’s performing next on his website, www.peteraguero.com
Produced by Ana Adlerstein & Joe Rosenberg, sound design by Leon Morimoto
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