Latest / ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
EP 530: Documentary Filmmaker Claudia Katayanagi On Why Contagious Courage Is Still Needed Today
In this episode Bay Area filmmaker Claudia Katayanagi goes into great detail about the myriad little-known incarceration camps that the federal government created to keep Japanese American "troublemakers" away from those confined in the larger and better known incarceration camps following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, HI. Her first two documentaries--"A Bitter Legacy" and "Community in Crisis" offer a fresh retelling of the courageous efforts of the Japanese Americans to endure terrible injustices and hardships, while fighting back against the forces of anti-Japanese racism. Today, many…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.