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The Magpie | Criminal Podcast

(Optional Listening)

The following is optional listening of the Criminal Podcast hosted by Pheobe Judge. In this episode, she interviews Shigeru Yabu, a Japanese American man who was incarcerated at an internment camp. It is a touching story about the perseverance and endurance of love through a traumatic experience. Listening to Mr. Yabu's first-hand account of life in the internment camp gives the listener an idea of prisoners' day-to-day experiences. 

Synopsis: When Shigeru Yabu was 9 years old, he and his family were incarcerated at Heart Mountain Internment Camp, along with thousands of other Japanese and Japanese American families. One day, Shigeru discovered a baby magpie that had fallen out of its nest. He named her Maggie. “That bird walked up my arm all the way to my shoulder, and we looked at each other, eye to eye.”

(Approximately 38 minutes)