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Narrator Robert A. Nakamura

Nisei/Sansei male. Born July 5, 1936, in Venice, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Denver before returning to Los Angeles. After the war, became a pioneering filmmaker. Founder of Visual Communications, the oldest community-based media arts center in the United States. Along …
Looking Like the Enemy (ddr-densho-1024-90)
av Looking Like the Enemy (ddr-densho-1024-90)
Documentary film on the unique experiences of Japanese American soldiers in Asian wars: World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The 52-minute film was made by Karen L. Ishizuka and Robert A. Nakamura in conjunction with the exhibition Fighting for Tomorrow: Japanese Americans in America's Wars at the Japanese American National Museum and …
Robert A. Nakamura Interview (ddr-densho-1003-4)
vh Robert A. Nakamura Interview (ddr-densho-1003-4)
Nisei/Sansei male. Born July 5, 1936, in Venice, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Denver before returning to Los Angeles. After the war, became a pioneering filmmaker. Founder of Visual Communications, the oldest community-based media arts center in the United States. Along …
Harsh Canvas: Henry Sugimoto (ddr-densho-1024-89)
av Harsh Canvas: Henry Sugimoto (ddr-densho-1024-89)
A 2001 biographical documentary film on the life and work of Issei artist Henry Sugimoto, based on the artist's memoirs and testimony before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. The film highlights Sugimoto's art through archival and contemporary footage and follows his life's journey from immigration to his incarceration with his family during …
9066 to 9/11: America's Concentration Camps Then... and Now? (ddr-densho-1024-91)
av 9066 to 9/11: America's Concentration Camps Then... and Now? (ddr-densho-1024-91)
A 2004 documentary film directed by Akira Boch that looks at the World War II expulsion of Japanese Americans into American concentration camps through the contemporary lens of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: 9066 to 9/11: America's Concentration Camps Then... and Now? (film). See …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 71, No. 10 (September 4, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-35)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 71, No. 10 (September 4, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-35)
Selected article titles: "Berkeley police push hunt for Sansei killer" (p. 1), "No literacy test for Issei voters in California now" (p. 1), "Asian actors picket show" (p. 1), "Coroner's jury rules in death of Miss Okubo" (p. 1), "Social service agency executives hear Asian community leaders air problems" (p. 1), "Ethnic studies program initiated at …
Crystal City Chatters Issue 20 (ddr-densho-537-31)
doc Crystal City Chatters Issue 20 (ddr-densho-537-31)
Issue 20 includes information about an upcoming picnic, letters to the editor, an article about "the plight of Japanese Peruvians," and more.
Crystal City Chatters Issue 25 (ddr-densho-537-35)
doc Crystal City Chatters Issue 25 (ddr-densho-537-35)
Issue 25 includes a message from the association president, information about a Perukai reunion, an invitation to a Spinach Festival, and more.
Crystal City Chatters Issue 23 (ddr-densho-537-34)
doc Crystal City Chatters Issue 23 (ddr-densho-537-34)
Issue 23 includes information about an upcoming museum exhibits, letters to the editor, a magazine article, and more.
Crystal City 50th anniversary reunion program (ddr-densho-537-133)
doc Crystal City 50th anniversary reunion program (ddr-densho-537-133)
The program includes personal essays about mass removal by numerous families in addition to other reunion information.
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