• Sisters Matsumoto Act I and II: Hope and Heartache After a Japanese Internment Camp

    Featuring the Japanese American Civil Liberties Collection from LA Theatre Works

    Audiobook Break is proud to present the Japanese American Civil Liberties Collection from LA Theatre Works. Today we begin with Acts I and II of Sisters Matsumoto by Philip Kan Gotanda, directed by Tim Dang, and performed by June Angela, Suzy Nakamura, Keiko Agena, and a full cast.

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    The play tells the story of three sisters who find hope, heartache, and hard-won humor when they return to their family farm in California after four long years in a Japanese internment camp during WWII.

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