Chasing Cherry Blossoms
Reframing American history through the Japanese experience:
An educational podcast series featuring conversations with Japanese Americans and beyond
As Americans grapple with increasing tension and division, what can we learn from the past to connect with each other? The series illustrates generations of Japanese immigrants' experiences through intimate conversations and explores what it means to be an American today.
Produced by an educator and students with multicultural backgrounds, it aims to empower immigrant communities and others to define their own histories and reimagine our future together.
Podcasting since 2022 • 10 episodes
Chasing Cherry Blossoms
Latest Episodes
Episode 10: The Last Japanese American Farmer
Guest: Russell Tanita at Tanita FarmRusty’s father was one of the thirteen children of Naomasa Tanita who started farming in Arizona in 1928. The family business grew into a farming empire, Tanita Farm, once the largest gr...
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Episode 9: A Long Journey
Guest: Fumiko Sally Matsumoto Adams at Japanese American Citizen League Arizona ChapterGrowing up as a child of Japanese immigrants in the 1950s California often made Sally uncomfortable. After marrying her ...
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Episode 9
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Episode 8: The Secret of Longevity
Guest: Irene Tsukada Simonian at BunkadoThe COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to shutter, but as one of the few remaining original Japanese-owned businesses in Li...
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