Kazuo Yamaguchi
Tessaku
English - July 02, 2018 07:00 - 20 minutes - 9.48 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSociety & Culture History japanese american wwii history internment camp japanese american history japanese internment camp japanese incarceration west coast nikkei Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Born and raised in Queens, New York, Kaz's family lived alongside all Italian Americans, even befriending members of the mafia. It wasn't until he went to basic training at Fort Snelling that he met other young Niseis from the West Coast and Hawaii who, as he puts it, "straightened him out real quick," teaching him what it meant to be a proud, Japanese American. And though over 70 years have past, Kaz’s wartime memories from the occupation in Tokyo distress him: He still deals with PTSD. But despite this, he continues to volunteer at the Veterans Affairs office in New York, giving visitors a rare and special opportunity to hear his incredible story.
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