Atomic Cafe
Season 2021 Episode 1 | 10m 24s | Video has closed captioning.
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: 07/12/21
Expires: 07/12/23
