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DESCRIPTION:A committee of community organizations has announced plans for 
 the first San Jose J-Town FilmFest for the weekend of May 29-31. On Friday
  and Saturday\, the roster of films will be shown at the JTS Northside Com
 munity Center\, with the Sunday showing at the Japanese American Museum of
  San Jose (JAMsj).\n\nOpening the FilmFest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday\, May 29
 \, will be a special program featuring &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Delano Manongs: Forgott
 en Heroes of the United Farmworkers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Director Marissa Aroy w
 ill participate in the program with famed filmmaker and playwright\, Luis 
 Valdez. The program will be followed by a special musical event by Sonido 
 Clash.\n\nFilms to be screened on Saturday include the following: &amp;nbsp\;&amp;
 nbsp\;\n\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hibakusha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (animated) - 11:00 a
 .m.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kumu Hina&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - 12:45 p.m.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;stro
 ng&gt;&lt;em&gt;Skin Stories: The Art and Culture of Polynesian Tattoo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong
 &gt; - 3:00 p.m.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;East Side Sushi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (paired wi
 th a sushi reception) - 5:00 p.m.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The People I&#x27;ve Slep
 t With&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (Quentin Lee/Koji Sakai comedy) - 8:30 p.m.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
 \n\nEach screening includes a post-show program\, featuring special guests
  such as the filmmakers and/or cast members.\n\nThe FilmFest closes on Sun
 day\, May 31\, at 1:00 pm\, at JAMsj with a screening of &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Issei
 : The First Generation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;\, the long-lost documentary about the
  Issei pioneers of the Sacramento River Delta.\n\nThe San Jose J-Town Film
 Fest organizing committee is comprised of representatives from the followi
 ng organizations:&amp;nbsp\;\n\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;J-Town Community TV&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Japanese A
 merican Museum of San Jose (JAMsj)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Contemporary Asian Theater Scen
 e (CATS)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Multicultural Arts Leadership Initiative (MALI)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;T
 he Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;\n\nSign
 ature Sponsors include Lucia Cha\, Jerry Hiura\, Ken Kamei\, and CM Capita
 l Foundation.\n\nThe FilmFest is just one of the events celebrating the 12
 5th anniversary of historic San Jose Japantown. According to the organizer
 s\, the plan is to make this an annual event.\n\nTickets and film screenin
 g schedules can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;/jtownfilmfest.brownpapertickets.com&quot;
  target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;jtownfilmfest.brownpapertickets.com&lt;/a&gt;. Tickets will als
 o soon be available at JAMsj.
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SUMMARY:San Jose J-Town FilmFest 
URL:/en/events/2015/05/29/san-jose-j-town-filmfest/
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