Preserving Life Stories

Keiro Senior HealthCare Partners with StoryCorps to Record Oral Histories

On January 23, Keiro Senior HealthCare partnered with StoryCorps, a national oral history project that records and collects interviews of everyday Americans, by hosting a day-long recording session on its Los Angeles Campus. Interviewed by their own family members and friends, a handful of residents, volunteers, employees, and Keiro founder George Aratani shared their life stories, which will be archived in The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

“I wanted to record stories related to Japanese American history, so a family friend, May Mori, referred me to Keiro,” said StoryCorps facilitator Yuki Aizawa.

Since StoryCorps’ inception in 2003, more than 16,000 interviews have been recorded in over 51 towns and cities in 38 states. Selected interviews may be broadcast on NPR’s news program, Morning Edition, to more than 12 million listeners.

“It is a tremendous honor for Keiro to have been selected as a resource and partner for this project,” said Keiro President & CEO Shawn Miyake. “It is often said that culture resides at Keiro, and we are pleased to assist StoryCorps in honoring the lives of seniors by preserving the treasured history and stories of our community.”

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