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The new movie “Ninja Assassin” just might spark a new wave of fascination with Asian ma…

Gil Asakawa • Dec. 30, 2009

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Throughout history, there have been a number of great rivalries, some fun (“blondes vs. brune…

Susan Osa • Nov. 9, 2009

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The Japanese American Internment Experience As Depicted By A Japanese Director: A Movie Called “Toyo’s Camera”

On January 29, at the Japan Foundation in downtown Los Angeles, a screening for a documentary calle…

Keiko Fukuda • Feb. 28, 2009

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'The Cats of Mirikitani' — Film Review

Curiosity may have killed the cat. But in the case of The Cats of Mirikitani, a 2006 documentary ge…

Darryl Mori • July 16, 2008

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Their Pride - Filmmaker documents the story of Black Japanese in Georgia

Yohei Suzuki is a 30-year old documentary filmmaker based in New York, NY. In 2006, he produced an…

Bobby Okinaka • May 15, 2008

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'Flower Drum Song' Actor, a Groundbreaking Leading Man Four Decades Ago, Sings a Slightly Different Tune

It’s often noted that James Shigeta is the only Asian American actor to be groomed as a roman…

Nichi Bei Times • Nov. 23, 2007

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「リトル・トーキョー・リポーター」封切後のアジア大洋州系コミュニティの反応と今後の展望　

高まる関心：映画祭における数々の受賞先日、わたしが「リトル・トーキョー・リポーター」のエグセクティブ・プロデューサーの藤田さんと電話で話をしたとき、彼女の映画が映画祭で高く評価されたと、とてもう…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • July 30, 2013

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リトル・トーキョー・レポーター異色のコラボがもたらした映画作品

編注：ディスカバーニッケイは、個人や団体などの様々な意見を紹介しています。ここで紹介するエッセイは、作者の意見を反映したもので、ディスカバーニッケイまたは全米日系人博物館の意見を反映したものではあり…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • Nov. 30, 2012

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よみがえった藤井整―『リトル・トーキョー・レポーター』の試写会にて

3年越しの夢がついに叶う加州外人土地法（排日土地法）を葬り、日系人の人権を確立させたことで知られる藤井整の生涯を描いた短編映画『リトル・トーキョー・レポーター』の試写会が、今年９月１４日、南加のパ…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • Nov. 12, 2012

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Conversaciones a la distancia con Kaori Flores Yonekura

Las conversaciones a la distancia generalmente están teñidas con instrascendencia -a …

Victor Nishio Yasuoka • Jan. 19, 2012

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