Actor and screenwriter Phinneas Kiyomura will oversee a reading of his TV pilot script, Internment , which tells the story of an estranged Japanese American family who are forcibly reunited when all are sent to an incarceration camp in Central California during World War II. The script attempts to explore the complicated dynamics that erupt within families and countries during times of crisis.

Directed by Chris Tashima
Starring (in alphabetical order):
Takayo Fischer
Ren Hanami
Teresa Huang
Shiori Ideta
Brittany Ishibashi
Rodney Kageyama
Hiro Matsunaga
Ken Narasaki
Lani Nishiyama
Jeanne Sakata
Aaron Takahashi
Jerry Tondo
Kirsten Vangsness
Greg Watanabe
Mike Wiles
Ping Wu
Tadamori Yagi

Free with general museum admission.

Read an interview with screenwriter Phinneas Kiyomura on Discover Nikkei.

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