
The Mochi Project
The Mochi Project Podcast illuminates the joys of modern Japanese American culture and complexities of Nikkei heritage. Host Madeline Hamaguchi, a Yonsei from California's Central Valley, connects with other Japanese Americans who are experts, artists, and historians to share lived experiences and demystify intersectional identities. How can we reclaim our hushed historical narrative, weave joy into our hereditary representation, and celebrate the unique ethnic spaces we represent?
Podcasting since 2023 • 2 episodes
The Mochi Project
Latest Episodes
Sally Hensel: If You Could Be The Mother of Your Mother…
Artist and adventurer Sally Hensel joins Madeline for a conversation about her experiences as the daughter of a Japanese immigrant and an American of western-European descent. We discuss the tenuous cultural balance she navigated growing up in ...
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Nikkei beginnings: Japanese immigrant history with Herb Tanimoto
Host Madeline Hamaguchi is joined by Sacramento-based author and historian Herb Tanimoto to explore the journey of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States and the establishment of their colony in the California foothills, now known a...
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