Iva Toguri was an Japanese-American woman born in Los Angeles on July 4th, 1916. While visiting in Japan, the attack of Pearl Harbor occurred, stranding her in Japan with no communication with her family. She was then taken into custody by Japanese secret police and asked to renounce her American citizenship. She refused and was instead given a job as the host of the radio program Zero Hour. The goal of the show was to reach american soldiers and to lower morale. With her feminine voice and fluent English, the plan actually started to work. She ridiculed the soldiers, convincing them their girlfriends back home weren’t loyal. She was given the nickname "Tokyo Rose" by her american listeners
One recording of the 340 broadcasts of Iva Toguri
After the war was over, Iva returned to the States and was charged with treason against the United States and was imprisoned for 10 years. She was given an executive pardon by Gerald Ford and died an American citizen.
Work Cited
Editors, Biography.com. "Tokyo Rose." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 05 June 2016. <http://www.biography.com/people/tokyo-rose-37481>.
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