Latest news: The documentary is also available at several libraries
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An
American History:
The Resettlement of Japanese Americans in Cleveland |
Latest news: The documentary is also available at several libraries
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"To
think a country could put you in a concentration camp... It was the hardest
thing I ever did in my life."
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| After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, several thousand Japanese American families were taken from their homes along the West Coast and placed into internment camps. After their incarceration, many of these Japanese Americans were resettled into communities throughout the country. One such location was Cleveland, OH. Through the stories of some Cleveland residents who expereinced this mass migration, this documentary explores an often overlooked part of America's history. Read the Press... |
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"My
father didn't want to raise us in camp. We were there in Poston for one
year, one week, and one day."
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"An
American History: The Resettlement of Japanese Americans in Cleveland"
was made possible through a grant from the National and Cleveland chapters
of the Japanese American Citizens League.
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WE MUST EDUCATE OURSELVES OF THE PAST SO THAT WE DO NOT REPEAT IT. "I began to have an interest in the story of the Japanese Americnas who were interned during WWII. Mainly because both of my grandparents were interned at Manzanar." -
past Youth Chairman of Cleveland's JACL, Steve Yano
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Steve
also spoke with the late artist, Masumi
Hayashi, a distinguished photographer who has exhibited numerous photos
she has taken of the interment camps. To learn more about her and some
of her other projects, please visit her website, masumihayashi.com
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Congratulations
to Steve Yano, Shawn Wickens, Greg Petusky and Johnny Wu to receive the
Community Service Award on July 16, 2000
for their dedication in the creation of a community documentary.