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'Of White Ashes' follows a Japanese-American love story after the WWII internment
'Of White Ashes' follows a Japanese-American love story after the WWII internment
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Author Kent Matsumoto's parents both lived through traumatic experiences during WWII: his mother was forced into an internment camp for Japanese-Americans in the U.S., and his father survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In a new novel, Of White Ashes, Matsumoto and his wife and co-writer Constance Hays Matsumoto explore a romance between two Japanese-Americans based on Matsumoto's parents. They spoke with Here & Now's Celeste Headlee about choosing to fictionalize true events, and how writing together created a love story of their own.
Released:
Aug 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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