Link to the Show / Show NotesWhen an unidentified plane crashes on the remote Hawiian Island of Niihau, the islanders have no idea that it’s a Japanese Zero, and that the pilot, who survived the landing, has just bombed Pearl Harbor.
Only two people, realize the significance of the downed soldier. Convinced that Japan has successfully invaded the United States, and pressured by the desperate pilot, they face a growing dilemma. Are they loyal to America, their country, but one that has bruised them with prejudice? Or should they help the pilot, betraying their Hawaiian neighbors, but saving themselves?
Based on a little-known true event, East Wind, Rain — Caroline Paul’s debut novel — tells the story of people thrust unwittingly into a war.
Paul is also the author of Fighting Fire, a 1998 memoir about becoming one of San Francisco's first woman firefighters.
Recorded July 11, 2006
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