A funeral home worker tracked down a family — and uncovered a decades-old secret
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A funeral home worker tracked down a family — and uncovered a decades-old secret

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A funeral home worker tracked down a family — and uncovered a decades-old secret Enlarge this image toggle caption Mas Masumoto Mas Masumoto This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. But one day in 2012, Masumoto received a surprising phone message from a funeral home worker named Renée Johnson. Masumoto and his family continue to be grateful for Johnson's extraordinary efforts, which uncovered a larger story about the efforts to keep Sugimoto's existence hidden. Masumoto went on to write a book about his aunt's story, released in 2023, titled Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm.

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