Norman Mineta's story follows his experience as a Japanese American inside a U.S. concentration camp to his rise to prominence making him one of the most influential Asian Americans in U.S. history. A bipartisan visionary who championed political civility, he is a change maker whose legacy includes a lifelong commitment to social justice.
Asian Treasure
Bag of Folk Tales features Eth-Noh-Tec storytellers
Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo using music
and dance to perform timeless stories, including
a classic folk tale from Korea, a humorous story
from the Philippines, a lyrical ballad from China,
and a legend from Japan.
Piecing Memories is
the story of a group of Japanese American women who
create a quilt of their incarceration experiences during
World War II and dig up memories and anecdotes from
their childhood and youth. Funded by the California
Civil Liberties Public Education Program.
The Spirit
of Taiko chronicles the history of taiko in
the U.S. from its roots in Japan to its expanding
popularity in the U.S. Includes interviews with Seiichi
Tanaka, Kenny Endo, Masato Baba, PJ Hirabayashi,
members of Kinnara Taiko, Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Russel
Baba and Jeanne Aiko Mercer, Mark Miyoshi and many
others. Plus Bonus Material includes interviews and
performances not seen on the television broadcast.
$24.95 (DVD. Running time
56:00)
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Stories From Tohoku
Stories from Tohoku captures the stories of survivors of the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in the northeast region of Japan known as Tohoku. Using no narration and only first person accounts, survivors reflect stoicism, perseverance, and acceptance of their life-changing situation in ways that are marked contrasts to a more Western approach to life.
Uncommon
Courage: Patriotism and Civil Liberties tells
the story of the Military Intelligence Service during
World War II and the Occupation of Japan. Thousands
of MIS soldiers, primarily Japanese Americans, fought
for the United States while, ironically, many of
their families were imprisoned behind barbed wire
in U.S. concentration camps.
Asian Treasure
Bag of Folk Tales features Eth-Noh-Tec storytellers
Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo using music
and dance to perform timeless stories, including
a classic folk tale from Korea, a humorous story
from the Philippines, a lyrical ballad from China,
and a legend from Japan.
Chrysanthemums
and Salt traces the path of first-generation
Japanese as they struggled to build their community
on the San Francisco Peninsula. It also examines
the contributions Japanese Americans made in the
floral and salt industries before World War II. Produced
for KCSM-TV.
$15.00 (VHS. Running time 26:46)
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Day of Remembrance: The
First National Ceremony
Day
of Remembrance: The First National Ceremony captures
the emotion of the first national commemoration in
1998 of February 19th, “Day of Remembrance,” when
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive
Order 9066 in 1942 that essentially forced the removal
and incarceration of those of Japanese ancestry from
the West Coast during World War II.
Fighting
for Justice: The Coram Nobis Cases traces
the legal struggle of Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi,
and Min Yasui as their young attorneys worked to
exonerate them for defying military orders connected
with the incarceration of the Japanese Americans
during World War II.
Heart Mountain:
Three Years in an Internment Camp documents
life at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming.
Features personal remembrances and never-before-seen
movie footage taken inside Heart Mountain. A KCSM-TV
production.
Piecing Memories is
the story of a group of Japanese American women who
create a quilt of their incarceration experiences during
World War II and dig up memories and anecdotes from
their childhood and youth. Funded by the California
Civil Liberties Public Education Program.
National Japanese American
Memorial – Dedication Ceremony
National
Japanese American Memorial – Dedication Ceremony documents
the dedication of the first ethnic memorial in Washington,
D.C. Completed in 2001, the Memorial honors more
than 25,000 Japanese Americans who fought to assure
victory for the free world, and some 120,000 people
of Japanese descent who were unjustly sent to U.S.
imprisonment camps during World War II. It is a celebration
of a great nation’s ability to recognize a
wrong, redress those grievances, and move forward.
National Japanese American
Memorial – Groundbreaking Ceremony
National
Japanese American Memorial – Groundbreaking
Ceremony, held in October 1999, marks the
beginning of the construction of this historical
memorial in Washington, D.C. Features speeches by
leaders of our nation, including the Honorable Norman
Y. Mineta and Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawai`i.
Starting
Over: Japanese Americans After the War tells
the stories of Japanese Americans after they were
released from concentration camps after World War
II and rebuilt their lives upon returning to their
West Coast homes. Produced for KCSM-TV.
Tanforan:
From Race Track to Assembly Center documents
life for San Francisco Bay Area residents of Japanese
ancestry incarcerated at the Tanforan Race Track
in San Mateo County after being evicted from their
homes during World War II. Produced for KCSM-TV.
We
the People is an original play performed by
Sacramento, CA Jan Ken Po Gakko elementary school
students that illustrates the challenges and hardships
the Tsukamoto family faced during the incarceration
of those of Japanese ancestry in World War II. Included
in the video are performances of Japanese songs sung
by the children.
Building a Community:
The Story of Japanese Americans in San Mateo County
Building
a Community: The Story of Japanese Americans in San
Mateo County is an experiential history of
how and why the Japanese came to the United States,
first as sojourners and then as settlers. Through
personal interviews, photographs, and artwork, some
published for the first time, the struggles and triumphs
of Japanese Americans are traced, from the days of
the early settlers to the forced evacuation (to Tanforan
Assembly Center) and incarceration during World War
II (at what is commonly known as “Topaz”)
and their resettlement after the war. By gayle k.
yamada and Dianne Fukami. Edited by Diane Yen-Mei
Wong. (189 page hardcover book, written for the History
Committee of the San Mateo Chapter of the Japanese
American Citizens League, published by AACP, Inc.)
