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It’s good to say “I’m Nikkei” because I am part of something - Part 2

Part 1 >> Nikkei Identity Kaori was raised by her grandmother in a Japanese environment. “Our relat…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Nov. 2, 2010

families filmmakers Kaori Flores Yonekura Peru Venezuela

It’s good to say “I’m Nikkei” because I am part of something - Part 1

Two years ago a photograph changed Kaori Flores Yonekura’s life, a Venezuelan filmmaker whose grand…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Oct. 26, 2010

families filmmakers Kaori Flores Yonekura Venezuela

Getting to Know Michi Nishiura Weglyn

Like it was yesterday, I remember the first time I picked up and started to read Michi Nishiura Weg…

Sharon Yamato • Oct. 18, 2010

design documentaries fashion films Michi Nishiura Weglyn Redress movement World War II Years of Infamy (book)

Japanese American National Museum Store Online

Behind the Scenes of “Old Man River” (DVD)

Throughout his life, the late actor Jerry Fujikawa (Chinatown, M*A*S*H,Taxi) harbored a secret that…

Darryl Mori • Aug. 25, 2010

acting actors artists Cynthia Gates Fujikawa entertainers films generations Jerry Fujikawa migration Nisei Old Man River (film)

Japanese American National Museum Store Online

Furusato: The Lost Village of Terminal Island

When asked about their memories of Terminal Island, many Japanese Americans who spent their childho…

Leslie Yamaguchi • Aug. 19, 2010

California documentaries films Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) San Pedro Terminal Island United States World War II

The People I've Slept With: The Movie

When Quentin Lee (director/producer), Stanley Yung (producer), Karin Anna Cheung (the star), and I …

Koji Steven Sakai • April 15, 2010

Asian Americans comedy entertainment films movies

From the perspective of two countries

Steven Okazaki - A Film Director Standing in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean - Part 2

>>Part 1 Another person who left a strong impression on me in "Hiroshima Nagasaki" was Sumiteru Tan…

Tatsuya Sudo • Jan. 27, 2010

atomic bomb survivors filmmakers Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Steven Okazaki war

Parallel Wars: Japanese American and Japanese Canadian Internment Films - Part 2

Part 1 >> The War Between Us, a Canadian TV-film directed by Anne Wheeler and released in 1995, i…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 27, 2010

films Japanese Canadians prejudices race war World War II

Parallel Wars: Japanese American and Japanese Canadian Internment Films - Part 1

This paper examines films that portray the removal and confinement of ethnic Japanese in North Amer…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 26, 2010

films Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) prejudices race war World War II

From the perspective of two countries

Steven Okazaki - A Film Director Standing in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean - Part 1

What does "Hiroshima" mean to Steven Okazaki (1952-), a third-generation Japanese-American? Two yea…

Tatsuya Sudo • Jan. 20, 2010

atomic bomb survivors filmmakers Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Steven Okazaki war

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