This story is from Smokies Life Journal Fall 2025 Volume 19 Number 2 NEW DISCOVERIES ABOUT GEORGE MASA Just as George
Masa: A Life Reimagined was going to press in the summer of 2024, researchers uncovered new information about Masa’s life in Japan and on the West Coast before he came to the Smokies. Read it here first. Story by Janet McCue and Paul Bonesteel ❖ Design by Karen Key