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Episode 02: Iris and Gerry Miyoshi and Vickie Sakurada Schaepler with Jason Richter

This episode is in two parts. In the first half, Jason Richter interviewed Iris and Gerry Miyoshi. The Miyoshi’s are Japanese-Americans, born and raised in Colorado, where Jason is from. Most of Iris’ father’s side of the family lost their farms in California and were placed in a Japanese internment camp in Poston, Arizona during World War II. In the episode, they discuss what it was like growing up in Colorado, the large Japanese-American population…

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Episode 01: Loretta Chin with Niara Johnson

This episode is Niara Johnson’s interview with Loretta Chin who was both a student and employee of Brooklyn College for many years. Loretta held numerous positions from 1991-2019. During that time, she was a student from 2001-2013 and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in Journalism. During those years, she was a student/employee advocate for Asian and Asian American Studies at Brooklyn College and CUNY and continues to this day to strive to achieve…

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