A couple months ago I was interviewed for the “Rise and Shine Podcast” about the online karaoke parties I have been hosting (we are celebrating our online karaoke one year anniversary this week!).

While chatting with the hosts, they learned about my family heritage as a Japanese-American and how my mom’s family was incarcerated during WWII. They were interested to talk more, and so we scheduled another interview. The interview runs just under and hour and has been published.

At around timestamp 26:00 I perform my work, “How Could I Forget,” for viola and spoken word. The text comes from my mother’s book, Made in Japan and Settled in Oregon.

Click here to listen to the podcast on the Rise ‘n Shine podcast website/

Since the interview, I have watched with horror the continued increase in cases of violence against Asian-Americans.

I have written extensively about my family’s experience. For those interested in learning more about Japanese American Incarceration, I highly recommend this list of links to videos, photo albums, and recommended reading I have compiled and continue to update.