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FILM SCREENING: Blossoms and Thorns: A Community Uprooted

Film & Other Media
In Person
Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge Street Berkeley, California, United States of America

Date: Jan. 13, 2013

Time: 2 p.m.



A screening of the short documentary "Blossoms and Thorns: A Community Uprooted" followed by a panel discussion with local community members moderated by filmmaker Ken Kokka and cultural historian Donna Graves.

Stemming from a community effort and sponsored by the Contra Costa Japanese American Citizens League, "Blossoms and Thorns" is a powerful new documentary film about the World War II experiences of Japanese American flower growers in Richmond, California.

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