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American granddaughter of Japanese WW2 detainee searches for clues about his life<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

NHK World<\/a>
\n2018-03-14<\/p>\n

Fumio Kanda<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The life of a Japanese man who went to the US<\/a> in search of opportunity was torn apart by World War Two<\/a>. His life has since been clouded in mystery. Now his granddaughter is on a quest to trace his roots, and connect the pieces of his life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Growing up, Regina Boone always felt a sense of mystery about her grandfather. But when she turned 13, her father Raymond finally revealed the news. “He just said that ‘You have a Japanese grandfather. I am half-Japanese and half-Black.’ And that makes me one-quarter Japanese. But I didn’t want to make my father uncomfortable. So I stepped back from asking more questions,” she says.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Regina’s curiosity grew. And a decade later, she received an old photograph from her father. It was of her grandfather. “It kind took my breath away, actually. Because I didn’t know what to expect,” she says…<\/p>\n

View the story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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