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    Memories of Japanese-American internment

    In a haunting photo essay for Vogue called “The Memory Keepers,” Bridget Read spoke with women survivors of the Japanese internment, plus their descendants who have become custodians of their family memories.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Mar 28, 2019 • 1 min read

    In a haunting photo essay for Vogue called “The Memory Keepers,” Bridget Read spoke with women survivors of the Japanese internment, plus their descendants who have become custodians of their family memories. Many of them have deep roots in California agriculture and still work the land.

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    Niki Nakayama, “memory keepers,” and Mori Onodera’s return
    1. 0:00Kaiseki her way: Niki Nakayama’s journey
    2. 11:31Memories of Japanese-American internmentYou’re reading this
    3. 22:55Market Report: Green Garlic
    4. 30:30Mori Onodera’s return to the sushi bar
    5. 41:02Garrett Snyder on Sushi I-Naba
    6. 47:18A women-owned company champions California’s seaweed
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Nick Liao

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & DrinkCalifornia

    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Niki Nakayama, “memory keepers,” and Mori Onodera’s return
    1. 0:00Kaiseki her way: Niki Nakayama’s journey
    2. 11:31Memories of Japanese-American internmentYou’re reading this
    3. 22:55Market Report: Green Garlic
    4. 30:30Mori Onodera’s return to the sushi bar
    5. 41:02Garrett Snyder on Sushi I-Naba
    6. 47:18A women-owned company champions California’s seaweed
    Back to Good Food