Brandon Shimoda

Brandon Shimoda, a poet and professor at Colorado College, dives deep into the legacy of Japanese American wartime incarceration. He shares his personal journey of discovering hidden family histories, sparked by a scene from The Karate Kid. The discussion explores how to memorialize ongoing injustices and reflects on the importance of storytelling from survivors. Shimoda also contemplates the connections between past and present oppressions, emphasizing poetry's role in healing and remembrance. He reads an excerpt from his poignant work.