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Dear Mr. Collins - 80 Years Since the Japanese-American Internment

Kawate Haruo knew that his father, Masao, a second-generation Japanese American, returned to Japan after World War II. That, however, was about all he knew of it. After Masao's death, Haruo found a letter to an American attorney, Wayne Collins, seeking restoration of his American citizenship. Haruo met with Collins' son and with a Japanese American whose father chose to stay in the U.S. He discovered that Masao had suffered especially harsh treatment during the war, leading him to renounce his American citizenship. Follow along as Haruo pieces together the facts of his father's life, 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

English
  • Originally Aired April 19, 2022
  • Runtime 49 minutes
  • Created November 14, 2025 by
    morbus
  • Modified November 14, 2025 by
    morbus