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The Dinner Party Podcast

By: James Yaegashi & Kate Forristall
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  • Summary

  • Chiyo Matsutani is a young college student in San Francisco and Hiro Fujimoto has nearly paid off the loan on his Sacramento farm. Both are American citizens when they’re rounded up in 1942 and sent to an incarceration camp where they meet, fall in love, and marry. But when they’re released three years later, Hiro’s farm - like the property of so many Japanese Americans - has been seized. They take the only jobs available to them, as housekeeper and gardener for a wealthy family in Oakland where they face casual racism, harassment, and an unending future of dreary servitude. Based on a true story, this tale of love and resistance is a look behind the curtain at the resilience, humor, and community it took to survive at a time when ”American” didn’t apply to all citizens. More information available at welcometothedinnerparty.com.
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Episodes
  • The Dinner Party: Episodes 1-5

    The Dinner Party: Episodes 1-5
    Oct 12 2023

    We've stitched all five episodes together, for those of you who'd rather listen all at once.

    *Trigger Warning: There is a brief, non-graphic portrayal of sexual assault at the 34:00 mark.
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    42 mins
  • The Dinner Party - Episode 5

    The Dinner Party - Episode 5
    Sep 25 2023

    Sometimes resistance means taking to the streets and other times it's one small choice after another to fight for the life you deserve.
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    10 mins
  • The Dinner Party - Episode 4

    The Dinner Party - Episode 4
    Sep 25 2023

    What happens when you can't pick up where you left off? You take the only opportunities you can find and start over.
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    11 mins
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