The film will air on PBS SoCal on Thursday.

In the testimonies that the Terminal Islanders made in the 1980s to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians during our communitys fight for redress … Terminal Islanders recalled the fear from the sudden and invasive presence of government agents immediately following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.commemorates Terminal Islands once-thriving Japanese American community.

A Thriving CommunityCarrie Morita.ICE agents are using this island as a home base for their operations in L.so that we may confidently join their memories to resist injustice … These days we have seen great evils.

Theyre not here to cause problems.Try comparing that to one man pulling in a tuna that could weigh half a ton …Terminal Island was once this thriving community with restaurants.

My grandfather is the one who taught me to stand up for values of peace.

why were they incarcerated? If they hadnt done anything wrong.We are now witnessing greater numbers of people waking up.

economy and bring back industrial production to our shores is a pipe dream.As they said back in 1775 during the American Revolution.

Back in the days of the Richard Nixon administration.but is it just to show our government representatives how we feel so they will do the right thing? How did we get to where we are? Havent we been relying on our representatives to fight for our interests? Is there anybody thinking beyond reacting to whats being thrown at us?Demonstrations show our fellow Americans that we have the power.