The Rainforest Nesei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon
The Rainforest Nesei: Japanese Immigrants in the Amazon In the America's with David Yetman
In the early 1920s, a small group of Japanese peasants received a land grant deep in the vast forests of the Amazon. Today their descendants have become prosperous farmers, raising tropical crops and pepper, all the while protecting large tracts of primary tropical forest.
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In the America's with David Yetman
Hosted by research social scientist David Yetman, explore the landscapes, peoples and history of North and South America — from the coldest towns in Canada to the tropical islands of the Caribbean.
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