Lena Sunada-Matsumura Newlin is a writer and a Yonsei. During World War II, the United States government incarcerated her family in prison camps at Pomona and Heart Mountain. Newlin was born in Honduras in 1976 and grew up mainly in Riverton, Wyoming. She attended Oregon State University and the University of Wyoming, and had a career in public health before pursuing an MFA in creative writing. In this interview, Newlin discusses growing up in Wyoming, including her parents, growing up in an interracial family, early education, and family's values; observations of historical events like the redress movement and 9/11; education and work history; marriages and children, including sharing incarceration history with her children; the impact of World War II incarceration on her family; family members' service in the 442nd Infantry Regiment; memorialization of incarceration, including visiting Heart Mountain; researching and writing creative nonfiction about her family's World War II experiences, and the importance of intergenerational storytelling; thoughts on intergenerational healing; and goals for the future.