Meet Kinuko Yada DeVee. She came to Michigan from Kyoto as a World War II "war bride" during a peak in anti-Asian discrimination in the United States. Seventy years later, she's built a life for herself full of love and family. This Stateside Extra is bit of podcast candy for your weekend. Enjoy!

This story was inspired by Matt Schepeler’s article in the Brooklyn Exponent.

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