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DESCRIPTION:JAMsj is pleased to host a special screening of<em>&nbsp\;Bloss
 oms and Thorns</em>\, followed by a Q&amp\;A session with filmmaker Ken Ko
 kka and a discussion with Hiroji Kariya and Jim Nakano. Kariya and Nakano 
 are local Japanese Americans from the cut-flower industry whose own storie
 s are similar to those featured in the film. The discussion will be modera
 ted by two-time Emmy award nominee and local NBC Bay Area reporter\, Georg
 e Kiriyama.\n\n<em>Blossoms and Thorns</em>&nbsp\;is a short documentary f
 eaturing Ruby Adachi Hiramoto\, Flora Ninomiya\, and Tom Oishi\, all membe
 rs of the Japanese American flower-growing community in Richmond\, Califor
 nia. Uprooted by the federal government and forcibly removed from their ho
 mes and businesses\, these growers spent the duration of WWII in barren de
 sert internment camps. Through personal interviews\, they recount the stru
 ggle\, dismay\, and resiliency of the families who returned to the floral 
 industry and the changing Richmond neighborhood.\n\n&nbsp\;Their stories a
 re all too familiar to Japanese Americans. Special guests Kariya and Nakan
 o will share their own family stories with the audience\, from starting th
 e family business to the injustice and impact of WWII and to their post-wa
 r struggle and eventual success in rebuilding the family business.\n\nCost
 : Free with admission to the museum (non-members\, $5\; students and senio
 rs over age 65\, $3\; JAMsj members and children under 12\, free).\nSeatin
 g is limited. Reserve your spot today by contacting&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:
 PublicPrograms@jamsj.org">PublicPrograms@jamsj.org</a>&nbsp\;or calling (4
 08) 294-3138.
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SUMMARY:Film: Blossoms and Thorns- A Community Uprooted
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