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Hafu: A documentary film about hafus by hafus

The documentary examines multiracial and multicultural narratives in modern Japan. In a country often perceived and proclaimed to be racially and culturally homogeneous, shifting demographics ...

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Behind the Scenes of "The Manzanar Fishing Club": Bringing the Issei Back to Life

It’s pretty much standard procedure among filmmakers to embrace favorable reviews and pretend the bad ones never happened. Oftentimes it’s ego, at other ...

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Enemy Alien: An American Sansei’s Story - Part 3 of 3

Read Part 2 >> How many other “Farouks” are still being detained? One of the horrible and destructive aspects of ICE is its lack of public ...

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Cultivating remembrance: An interview with filmmaker Kenneth Kokka

The phrase “Richmond, California, 1942” might call to mind the patriotic bustle of naval shipyards and the stoic biceps of Rosie the Riveter, but this ...

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Hapa-ly Ever After: An Interview with Jeff Chiba Stearns

Growing up in the predominantly white city of Kelowna, British Columbia, Jeff Chiba Stearns felt very aware of being different from most of the people ...

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APA Spotlight

Lucy Walker, Director of The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

Being that my mother is from Japan, I feel a connection to that country that many Japanese Americans do not. So when the earthquake/tsunami ...

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APA Spotlight

Filmmaker Derek Shimoda, June Bride: Redemption of a Yakuza

One of my favorite Asian American documentaries is The Killing of the Chinese Fortune Cookie, so when I heard the filmmaker, Derek Shimoda, was making ...

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Their Struggles Are Our Struggles - Part 2

>> Part 1Nakamura is a Yonsei with a passion for music, sports, and storytelling. At 30 years old, he has already created a trilogy of documentaries ...

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Their Struggles Are Our Struggles - Part 1

Documentary filmmaker Tad Nakamura illustrates parallels between Japanese American history and current American issuesTad Nakamura's Pilgrimage begins with a shot of candles in the ...

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Burt Takeuchi Lauds Heroes With “Valor With Honor”

Their families were in concentration camps. They were designated enemy aliens. Their rights as American citizens were denied. “The government did us a big wrong ...