# Karen Tei Yamashita on QUESTIONS 27 & 28

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Published: 2026-04-29T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Questions 27 & 28 by Karen Tei Yamashita blends history and fiction to bring to light the experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated on U.S. soil during WWII, delving into the two questions that stirred division and shaped the future of families. Karen joins us to talk about archival research, storytelling, Jane Austen and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Questions 27 & 28 by Karen Tei Yamashita I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita Sansei and Sensibility by Karen Tei Yamashita Tropic of Orange by Karen Tei Yamashita Letters to Memory by Karen Tei Yamashita Years of Infamy: The Untold Story of America's Concentration Camps by Michi Nishiura Weglyn Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston No-No Boy by John Okada U.S.A.: The Complete Trilogy by John Dos Passos Moderation by Elaine Castillo

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