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Wednesday on Lake Effect: 'Setsuko's Secret,' 'Finish the Fight,' Schuster's Holiday Parade

Wednesday on Lake Effect

We learn about the enduring legacy of Japanese internment camps through the book, Setsuko’s Secret. Then, we learn about the lesser-told history of women of color involved in the suffrage movement in America. Plus, a look back at Schuster’s Holiday Parade with historian John Gurda.

Guests:

  • Shirley Ann Higuchi, author of Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration; Kathy Saito Yuille, subject & Higuchi's aunt
  • Veronica Chambers, editor of narrative projects at The New York Times
  • John Gurda, writer and historian