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Return to the Soil
Season 32
Episode 3206
At the start of World War II, thousands of Japanese American families were forced to abandon their homes, farms, and businesses and placed in incarceration camps across the U.S. Return to the Soil explores the profound impact on farm families and discovers how subsequent generations survived, including some who returned to farming and are thriving today.
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