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Making my first feature film when I was 18 drastically changed the course of my life. For better or worse, it made me dare to …
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Renee Tajima-Peña is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and professor of Asian American Studies at University of California, Los Angeles. Her documentary projects focus on immigrant communities, …
In these difficult political times, resistance appears every day—from marches to political organizing to Star Wars movies to hashtags. But for many within the Japanese …
Earlier in the year, I had a bit part in Cal State University Dominguez Hills’ program “And Then They Came for Us … ,” held …
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Holly Yasui is the youngest daughter of Minoru Yasui, the legendary Japanese American lawyer and civil rights activist. She is currently at work on a …
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Read Part 1 >> SG: What was your impression of the role you were given in the film? EH: I asked Roman about that. He …
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Rosemary’s Baby, Devil in the Details interviewed actor and performer Ernest Harada, who appears as a Satanic Japanese photographer …
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If you remember PBS’ 2007 Most Honorable Son—a documentary about Nebraska Nisei farmboy turned B-24 and B-29 turret gunner Ben Kuroki—then you’re familiar with the …
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, which prompted the U.S. government to imprison 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry (two-thirds …
The independent film East Side Sushi debuted in 2014 on the film festival circuit, and depicts a young single mother on her journey to become …
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Episode 12 April 11 at 4 p.m. (HST) | 7 p.m. (PDT) Featured Nima: Kristen Nemoto Jay Guest Host: Shari Y. Tamashiro
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