Artistic cultural performance with the musical ensemble melody of china from San Francisco, artists from some of the most prestigious music conservatories in china who play together as a Nonprofit Group to promote traditional and contemporary chinese music. Theyll be here live in our studio, all that on our show today. Well, its not that the public in general doesnt know there were Chinese Workers on the railroad, but do people truly understand the contributions they really made and how important it was for chinese immigration . Well, frankly, it wasnt recognized during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the completion of the railroad, but maybe that will change in this 150th year. Joining me now are two people familiar to our viewers who are very connected to thChinese Community and its history. Sue lee is the former executive director of the Chinese Historical Society of america, and a longtime mover and shaker at San Francisco city hall. Also with us is grant din, a nonprof
When she was interned during world war ii. She says he told her, you must share your experiences so it doesnt happen again. And ultimately, she did. Joining me now is Jeanette Arakawa, the author of the little exile, the story of a young girl, marie mitsui, uprooted from her life in San Francisco. And through a childs eyes, maries and jeanettes, we go through the experience and revelations from that journey. Welcome to the show. Jeanette arakawa thank you very much. Its such an honor to be here. I cant believe that im sitting here on robert handas show. Robert well, youll get over that pretty quick, so. Let me ask you something here. You chose to do what is called autobiographical fiction. Tell me why you chose that approach, talking through a character . Jeanette well, in the old days, whenever there was a tv show on, they should Say Something like, the names have been changed to protect the innocent. The other part of it was, its entirely fictional, but i would not include that phras
Her professor advised her to write about her experiences when she was interned during world war ii. She says he told her, you must share your experiences so it doesnt happen again. And ultimately, she did. Joining me now is Jeanette Arakawa, the author of the little exile, the story of a young girl, marie mitsui, uprooted from her life in San Francisco. And through a childs eyes, maries and jeanettes, we go through the experience and revelations from that journey. Welcome to the show. Jeanette arakawa thank you very much. Its such an honor to be here. I cant believe that im sitting here on robert handas show. Robert well, youll get over that pretty quick, so. Let me ask you something here. You chose to do what is called autobiographical fiction. Tell me why you chose that approach, talking through a character . Jeanette well, in the old days, whenever there was a tv show on, they should Say Something like, the names have been changed to protect the innocent. The other part of it was, i
Hakone gardens has been a popular place for many of us growing up in the bay area, an oasis of japanese history, culture, and atmosphere that has never become a commercially oriented tourist spot. It is a haven for many visitors, not just japaneseamericans, by the way, and it is celebrating a centennial celebration. Joining me to talk about Hakone Gardens and its history and celebration are some old friends, the executive director of the Hakone Foundation, shozo kagoshima. And a wellknown bay area historian, a member of the Hakone Foundation board of trustees, as well as a former chair, Connie Young Yu. Its great to see both of you here. Shozo kagoshima well, thank you for having us. Connie young yu delighted. Robert for people who dont know much about it, give us sort of an overview of Hakone Gardens, what it is, and where it is today. Shozo well, i think most people recognize hakone as being an event venue. Its a popular place for wedding and receptions. But people really dont realiz
China is the dragon. So youve got the dragon, and you have the great wall. And then the people, the men in this frame, are the men of guangdong province, or canton, where most chinese who came in 160 years ago came from. And the work that they did there was very difficult. They were farmers. They were laborers. Robert and that brings us to sue the second frame is where you have the man looking or hearing about the lure of Gold Mountain of america, of california particularly, and contemplating probably that he would be leaving his family behind his wife, his child, his children. And who knew when he would see them again . And yet, he did leave, because he needed to make a living and make sure that his family would be in good economicin a good economic situation, and searching for a better life, so he left. Robert historian connie young yus family was one of those pioneering families. Robert so what are we walking on . Connie young yu were walking on railroad ties, and i think its very s