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Before They Take Us Away

Season 28 Episode 20 | 56m 55s

Chronicle the previously untold stories of Japanese Americans who self-evacuated from the West Coast in the wake of forced incarceration during World War II.

Aired: 05/18/22 | Rating: NR

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