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Atomic Cafe

Season 2021 Episode 1
Atomic Cafe

About the Episode

In the late 1970s, when L.A.’s punk rock scene was exploding, an unlikely family-owned restaurant in Little Tokyo, started by Japanese Americans returning from America’s WWII concentration camps, became one its most popular hangouts. That’s when “Atomic Nancy,” with her “take-no-prisoners” punk makeup and demeanor, took over the café from her parents and cranked up the jukebox.

Aired: 07/11/21 | Expires: 07/12/23 | Runtime: 10m 24s
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