This is one of the most important podcast casts to listen to. Learning in detail all that went on during the biggest mistake that the United States made during World War 2 is important to know. With all that’s going on with immigration and racial issues that our past president Trump has caused. We need to learn from our past mistakes. Thank you for making this podcast.

Truly powerful history told on a personal level.

Many Japanese American’s who were forcefully removed and incarcerated during WWII do not speak of what was for many a shameful experience. This podcast gives you a glimpse into these Americans’ lives. Tell your kids. And do not forget.

Like many Americans I knew this happened but didn’t know the details. So sad.

I spent 4 years in Tulelake, CA, and it’s easy to understand, even today, why the government selected such a desolate location for an incarceration camp. And as this podcast emphasizes, the WRA enforced incarceration, not internment. This was a well told, interesting, and timely reminder about how fragile liberty really is. Roosevelt’s EO 9066 was a disgrace, and it’s at constant risk of falling victim to history. I gave this podcast 4 stars because I didn’t care for the additional stories in between each episode. I found that these mini stories distracted as I listed to this well after original publishing. I think those could have been extra episodes or supplemental stories, but they just didn’t fit. I think the final 2 episodes also didn’t carry the same umph and impact as the other episodes. All said, this is a listen worthy of your time.

Just started listening but I’m enjoying this podcast a lot so far! It’s well produced!

Pat Suzuki and Sab Shimono are fabulous narrators in this informative documentary series. Easy to listen to; a great combination of historical facts with personal story telling. I look forward to following up with the materials available on the APM Reports website.

Well designed, balanced, first person accounts of Japanese American history in the United States during WW II. Historically interesting with implications for the way we still treat the ‘other’. A must listen for everyone interested in history, constitutional rights, citizenship rights, and judicial oversight.

Thank you for this very insightful, yet compact podcast. It was perfect for my class on immigrant incarceration!

Oddly enough I stumbled spin this podcast as I was just searching through APRs library, today is Dec 7th, so it’s a very fitting listen. I have learned so much through listening to this. I am german by birth, now naturalized, and we didn’t learn much about these prison camps during school. I’m glad I took the time to the listen to this great podcast!

We often forget about the sacrifice and pain that we put Asian Americans through. An eye opening and inspiring story that is often forgotten

Very interesting.

A very important event from American history that should not be forgotten but still happening now. Very well done.

A great mix of info, firsthand accounts, music, and more. Moving and necessary.

Wonderfully produced, great voices, an engaging blend of factual and anecdotal. The interviews are fascinating to listen to, and the amount of sources listed give a good door to further exploration.

Very interesting and educational. It was moving to hear the testimonies of those who had been imprisoned.

With both my parents born in camps, Hila AZ and Colorado, and remembering what little was talked about when I was young from uncles, aunt's, great uncles, great aunt's, grandparents, etc; this gave me some insight to some empty spaces in their stories. I recall my great aunt telling me she remembers bring offered a penny for a crystal bowl and breaking it instead from disgust. This podcast made me upset and proud at the same time. My grandfather and several great uncles served in the 442nd. One great uncle told me that he was sent a shore to Japan after the war was over with several other 442nd in civilian clothes to listen for potential up risings in Japan. He said he didn't dare speak Japanese as his Japanese was from the old country and that if he spoke the Japanese they would know he was American. This was a time to never forget and never let happen again. Thank you for doing this.

For History Buffs & those that seek more understanding of a footnote in their history books. It also serves as a warning of America’s baser fears that manifest themselves in civil rights abuses.

I’ve been researching this topic for over ten years and nothing can compare with impact of hearing the voices of the people who lived through this horrible time. This podcast is absolutely outstanding!

I was born and raised in California where a vast majority of Japanese were (dis)placed to camps. You think this would come up in an educational setting at some point during state history, US history, or even world history, but I didn’t learn about this atrocity until I was in my twenties, and it was through an acquaintance who I first thought was sharing a conspiracy theory with me. This podcast answered so many questions I had about Order 9066 which I was too ashamed to ask and too scared to research. Now that I am informed I can inform others as well, and point them to this podcast (and the podcast’s references) for further information. Thank you for making this podcast. We needed it.

This is a part of history that is often forgotten but the story needs to be told so that we don’t repeat the past. This is a well put together and interesting podcast to listen to. I would recommend it to anyone.

Thanks for all your hard work! I’m really glad I listened.

The pacing is very measured and deliberate, and both narrators (Pat Suzuki and Sab Shimono) speak kinda slowly. But the research, interviews, and narrative hook is there, making this show a great, often sad, historical listen. Each episode focuses on a very different aspect of the Japanese internment/incarceration experience, from the soldiers of the segregated 442 Regimental Combat Team to daily life in the camps to, in one of the saddest episodes, the struggle for Japanese families to repair their disrupted lives after the camps were closed. This is a must-listen podcast.

Three generations of saving face, silence and suffering internally. I’m listening for my ancestors, I am listening to know what they did not talk about.

Amazing storytelling, too bad it’s true. Sad, but very educational .

Well told and explained, excellent presentation!

Stunning, informative, heartbreaking and yet, it's happening again.

Finally getting around to listen to these. Great series. Always interesting to hear first person experiences. It's worth the extra effort to check the pictures on the website.

A great documentary on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. Lots of first hand accounts, great background and narration.

Very timely reminder of the fragility of all of our rights.

This was a part of history I hadn't dug into much in the past. To hear the stories about the familys and first hand accounts of the struggles and triumphs. You will feel this in your heart.

As a descendant of formerly incarcerated Japanese Americans, most of my family born in the US, both of my parents were incarcerated as small children with their respective families, I cannot express how important it is that this era of American history be examined and told. This series does an excellent job of presenting the stories, offering many first hand accounts of the loss and damage to families that occured from this horrific event in our nations history. With the current political climate, I think that this is a timely reminder of what can happen when fear and sometimes outright racism are used as weapons, even against our own citizens.

Is so interesting. All that this podcast talks about matches my grandpa's experience. He was imprisoned at the Fresno race track and Tulle Lake. It's a very timely podcast based on what is going on politically now.

Loved every minute of it.

The story of the Japanese imprisonment here in America is such an important part of history to remember, particularly in the current setting. As a fourth generation Japanese American, I felt like I was listening to my own grandparents tell the story! It was amazing and there were so many aspects that even I had no idea about.

Great in-depth interviews with Japanese interned during the war and a grave history lesson for current day policies

We are losing these voices that have so much to tell about the Constitution and the rights of US citizens. Every American should listen to this series to hear the truth about what happened. There are too many Americans who still believe the incarceration was necessary.

The things you don’t learn in school. This should be required listening for all Americans.

I feel this is essential listening for all Americans -especially in light of the recent SCOTUS ruling in favor of the Muslim ban. I wonder if my grandchildren/great grandchildren will listen with the same horror I feel right now when this ban is reversed. I hope we learn much more rapidly and come to our senses. Thank you for producing this podcast.

I am a Sansei and like many of my generation had parents who would not speak of their incarceration. I have learned so much about this horrible time in American history from books, exhibits and things like this podcast. Well done. Given the current political climate, we can not be complacent thinking this could never happen again.

Gripping stories, thoughtfully presented.

Eye opening, relevant & necessary podcast. Well done! History will repeat itself if we don’t take the time to understand it.

Dare we not repeat history. Let us heed the voices from the past. This was, by definition, mass incarceration

I’ve read much about Executive Order 9066, yet I was still able to gain new insight into this sad chapter of American history. The use of personal stories enhances the listening experience. Whether you know much or little about the Japanese-American incarceration, this is podcast is worth a listen, especially in the current US climate.

Well crafted stories and narration of this incredible tragedy in American history. This gives in depth understanding that's missing from historical sterile summaries of Order 9066.

Especially now in this moment of turbulent race relations and identity. Remembering the past is more important than ever.

I found the first few episodes relied too much on witnesses who were children during the War and did not witness the decisions that their parents or the government made. By Chapter 5, the podcast features interviews with active participants, supplemented by historians, and was much more compelling from my perspective.

A powerful and moving podcast that covers an often overlooked moment in American history. Sadly those who do not know the past are bound to repeat it and the current climate makes me worried how we are treating our non-white American brethren and those fleeing terrible situations.

This podcast gives insight mostly from the Japanese American perspective. What has our country learned from this history? How does this compare to out current ICE actions, incarcerating non-criminal immigrants and separating families with deportations?

Never forget.