Hey neighbors! Season four of Cultureful is right around the corner, launching at the end of the summer. While we're gearing up behind the scenes, I’m sharing a special feed drop for the history lovers in our community.

If you enjoy the context notes on our show that ground a guest's personal story in broader history, you'll love this deep dive. Today’s episode comes from History for the Reckoning, a show focused on unearthing uncomfortable history. Host Spencer Ford speaks with author, lawyer, historian, and professor Susan Kamei about pre-WWII Japanese American history, exploring family lineages, early immigration, alien land laws, and the complex events leading up to wartime incarceration.

Connect & Support History for the Reckoning

• 🎧 Listen & Subscribe to History for the Reckoning
• 📖 Pick up Susan Kamei’s Book: When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II
• 💌 Support History for the Reckoning on Substack & Patreon

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Love History Intertwined with Family Stories?

If you enjoyed the deep historical context in today's feature, check out these past Cultureful episodes from our archive, where guests share how their family histories are shaped by major historical currents:

• Taryn's Story: California migrant farm labor conditions and hidden agricultural history.
• Aisha's Story: The background and personal impact of the Asian expulsion in Uganda.
• Martina's Story: Her grandmother's history growing up in Southern sharecropping.
• Jin's Story: Chinese Revolution, refugee camps, and escaping across the sea.

Season four of Cultureful drops late summer!

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