Chizu Omori
A ‘video poem’ capturing the experience of Japanese incarceration
“When Rabbit Left the Moon,” a 14-minute film by filmmaker, Emiko Omori, will be featured at the Wing Luke Museum on Thursday, August 3 in the Tateuchi Story Theatre. It will be screened as a continuous loop from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Gasa Gasa Girl is an insightful read
Anybody who has experienced a trauma like being incarcerated for a lengthy time for no reason other than ancestry will carry wounds for a...
‘Hoshida Family Story’ paints complex picture of WWII incarceration
Here is another story about how America’s policy of imprisoning Americans of Japanese ancestry during WWII affected one family. As we accumulate these stories, we are getting a deeper, more complex picture of the heavy toll that this policy had on our community. It was a tragedy whose effects are still with us.
Luis Valdez calls Valley of the Heart a ‘Kabuki Corrido’
“I have been thinking about this subject for a long time,” said Luis Valdez in a phone conversation. Valdez, who is a world renowned...
Bernice Bing’s restless explorations broaden our understanding
A new documentary, The Worlds of Bernice Bing, depicting the life and works of a Chinese American artist who lived during some of the most tumultuous times in the history of San Francisco has arrived.
‘Infamy’ does not pull its punches in telling tale of incarceration
Journalist Richard Reeves's writing hits close to home in his non-fiction work about Japanese internment during World War II. This review is part of the 2015 Pacific Reader presented by the International Examiner.
‘When Love Overcame Hate’—A history of America’s race relations in one union
Playing one night only at Trinity Parish Church
‘Citizen 13660’ an illustrated look into life in concentration camps
A look at the book by Mine Okubo
An artist’s homage to her parents’ internment during World War II
Tag Project at Bellevue Art Museum
Book relives debilitating affect of camps on Nikkei population
Ordeal of camp had debilitating effect on Nikkei
