288. Dana Miyoshi: "All Sorrows Can Be Borne: Part One"

Dana Miyoshi was born in Osaka, Japan and was adopted by his aunt and uncle who resided in Montana. He flew by himself on a plane from Tokyo to San Francisco when he was 2.5 years old to meet his new parents and grew up in Glendive, Montana. After graduating from high school, he spent one year at the University of Montana and then dropped out to join the U.S. Navy. He served for 11 years in the Navy and spent two whole tours and one partial tour in Japan, where he was able to reunite with his birth mother, grandmother, and various cousins. After the Navy, he worked in several roles around Los Angeles and finally finished his degree at UCLA. He continues to reside in Los Angeles where he works as the office manager for a civil engineering firm.

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