10 Best Japanese American Podcasts

1. Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order

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'Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order' is the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history: the executive order to target and round up innocent citizens, Japanese Americans, at the outbreak of World War II. This six-episode narrative podcast will examine and shed new light on how that policy came to be, who was behind it, who attempted to stop it, and the heroism needed to end the policy for good. Brazen lies and stereotypes about a minority group being pushed by senior government officials. Desperate efforts to prevent the policy from going into place...more Host Rachel Maddow
Producer/Network Rachel Maddow, MS NOW
Email ****@versantmedia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.7K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Japanese America

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Welcome to 'Japanese America,' where the Japanese American National Museum unveils captivating stories that add a Nikkei slant to the American narrative. In each episode, we explore the unique experiences, challenges, and triumphs of Japanese Americans, illuminating their rich contributions to the mosaic of American life...more Producer/Network Japanese America
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests George Takei, Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong +7 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 28 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Valley of the Heart (Clean)

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A sweeping wartime love story set in California's Santa Clara Valley. When Thelma, a Japanese American farmer's daughter, and Benjamin, the son of a Mexican American sharecropping family, fall in love, they are torn apart by Executive Order 9066 and World War II. Through forced incarceration, loss, and separation they fight to hold onto love, family, and hope.This is the companion piece to the VALLEY OF THE HEART CURRICULUM GUIDE. Explicit content has been edited to be suitable for Grades 4th-8th.more Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Redress Radio

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A lo-fi archival podcast on the Japanese Americans during the WWII 'internment' camps. In this podcast, we publish the audio archives from the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians during the 1980s and more.more Host Masami Moriya
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Mitsuo Usui
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Twitter 7Instagram 339 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

5. Campu

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Densho's new podcast, Campu, tells the story of Japanese American incarceration like you've never heard it before. Brother-sister duo Noah and Hana Maruyama weave together the voices of survivors to spin narratives out of the seemingly mundane things that gave shape to the incarceration experience: rocks, fences, food, paper. Follow along as they move far beyond the standard Japanese American incarceration 101 and into more intimate and lesser-known corners of this history.more Producer/Network Densho
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 180 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. The Yon-Say Podcast Network

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The Yon-Say Podcast Network, presented by Nikkei Rising, is a space where we'll be bringing you mini-series filled with round table discussions with special guests involved in and around the Japanese American community to honor the Japanese American community's history and explore its implications today.more Producer/Network Nikkei Rising
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 11Facebook 760Instagram 1.6K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Look Toward the Mountain: Stories from Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp

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This podcast tells the stories of Japanese Americans who were mass incarcerated at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming during WWII. Told through a combination of archival recordings, written accounts, and contemporary interviews - each episode delves into specific topics demonstrating the innovation, creativity, and resilience that enabled the Japanese American community to endure this unjust ordeal.more Producer/Network Heart Mountain
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. beyond generations

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Welcome to 'beyond generations' - a journey of a Japanese student in Seattle discovering what happened to Japanese American people in Seattle during World War II and how people have been trying to acknowledge, understand, and learn from it, and figure out how to connect it to the future. I am your host Monica.more Producer/Network Monica
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10Instagram 265 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Chasing Cherry Blossoms

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 Reframing the American story through the multicultural experience:An educational community storytelling 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 features conversations with Japanese Americans and beyond, and explores identity, culture, and history in a multicultural society.Produced by an educator and students with diverse backgrounds, the series aims to embrace and empower local communities with multicultural experiences to shar..more Producer/Network @reina.unnun
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 136Instagram 433 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Little Tokyo Talks

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Join Walter Nishinaka as he explores Japanese American culture in Los Angeles through conversations with community members and friends.
Producer/Network Little Tokyo Talks
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Twitter 1Instagram 349 Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact