but also precautionary challenges.

who did all the motion graphics as well as completed the editing.Japanese American National Museum)One might assume these two respected civil rights organizations and leaders were on the side of those held in camp.

(Courtesy National Archives)By SHARON YAMATOIts been four very long years since I first applied for funds to produce a documentary on attorney Wayne M.attorney Wayne Merrill Collins.still is) a time when it was shameful to admit you were from Tule Lake.

who has finessed the sound on every Japanese American film made in Los Angeles since the beginning of time.which when combined with the brilliant music of composer Dave Iwataki.

=*=One Fighting Irishman was funded with a grant from the Department of Interior.

Even though I already knew the elder Collins to be a man of principle.Sharyl Yamada-Oda (right) and Nadine Kakimoto co-chaired this year’s Obon Festival.

with the number of dancers estimated at well over a thousand.GBCs Bon Odori is believed to be the largest in the Southland.

Hama Kara Mura Kara Miyako Kara.UC Irvines Jodaiko and GBCs Isami Taiko performed both days.