Episode 63: Janet Hamada/Japanese/Jewish Trauma

Janet Hamada Japanese and Jewish Executive Director- The Next Door Inc. Mid-Columbia Region Father and family in internment camp although 4th generation Japanese-American Mother's family is Jewish Didn't realize about issues of being bi-racial When she went to UK- everyone stared at her People would assume it was safe to say anti-semitic things because they didn't realize she was also Jewish Being from internment and hearing stories Also husband lost family in the holocaust Part of her identity- afraid that we are going in direction of Nazi Germany The Next Door- to help families of color and low income Saw family separation and doesn't want that to happen How has being Jewish impacted her Instilled with jewish identity Centuries of being persecuted Jewish people who are Trump supporters