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Which Way, L.A.?

Southland's Japanese Community Reacts to Events in Japan

The toll of the dead and injured in Japan since Friday's earthquake and tsunami is more than 10,000 and still rising. An estimated quarter-million Japanese-Americans live in the southland, along with more than 100,000 Japanese nationals. We hear what they're going through and what they're doing to help those back in Japan.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The toll of the dead and injured in Japan since Friday's earthquake and tsunami is more than 10,000 and still rising. An estimated quarter-million Japanese-Americans live in the southland, along with more than 100,000 Japanese nationals. We hear what they're going through and what they're doing to help those back in Japan.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Sonya Geis

    Senior Managing Editor

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Toshio Handa

    Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California

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    Douglas Erber

    Japan America Society of Southern California

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    Akemi Kikumura Yano

    Japanese American National Museum

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