filmed and edited a documentary that highlighted the underrepresented personal stories of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II.

In the future he hopes to be involved in projects that recognize the contributions of those who built the foundations of our communities.org/digital-histories Articles for you@media ( min-width: 300px ){.

Weldon Wong Powers of VCs Digital Histories program served as moderator.After 30 years of wandering the desert.the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute and Visual Communications presented a screening of short films and a panel discussion with the filmmakers on May 18 at GVJCI.

YAMAMOTO / Rafu ShimpoFront row.She worked a few years in the industry.

who gets to combine a lifelong curiosity about people and their stories with a new way to move our communities forward by creating short documentaries.

He continues to support the Asian American community through sports and media arts.The afternoon program begins at 11:30 a.

Wakabayashi later became the executive director of the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission and the director of the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations.Nevada during the war years and had family members incarcerated at Rohwer (Arkansas) and Topaz (Utah).

or national origin until he retired in 2020.Manzanar At Dusk is co-sponsored by the Nikkei Student Unions at California Polytechnic University.