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Songbird of Manzanar

Season 7 Episode 7003

During the years of the detainment in Manzanar War Relocation Center, one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II, music provided a rare solace for the internees. Huell visits with Mary Kageyama Nomura known as the "Songbird of Manzanar" who performed there as a teenager.
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5/1/2026
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Wednesday Apr 29, 7:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
Thursday Apr 30, 5:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
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