Shikata Ga Nai, Part II

01/12/2025 8 min Episodio 3
Shikata Ga Nai, Part II

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Episode Synopsis

In Part 2 of this 3-episode arc, Ameya explores how the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII affected multiple generations.   Ameya interviews Dr. Ken Shimizu, an orthodontist in Northern California whose parents were relocated to Heart Mountain Wyoming in the early 1940s, and how their experience informed his upbringing and cultural identity.   

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