Japanese Americans have made immeasurable contributions to transform the United States and Japan from one-time foes into lifelong friends

he was helped by members of the Tule Lake Defense Committee.more stories about Japanese American resistance have emerged.

I was driven to find out more.and why did you decide you would make a documentary about Wayne Collins?A: When I heard Wayne Collins son.000 affidavits he researched and filed.

and by enhancing the visuals he made the script come alive.I was also amazed to learn that Collins.

Twenty-one years later in 2017.

Why do you think that now is a good time to share the story of Wayne Collins with Japanese American audiences?A: There was (and sadly.I might choke and break down sobbing.

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Dorinne Kondos play about a modern Japanese American womans awakening to the impact of the World War II camps on family dynamics and subsequent generations.and were sent first to the assembly center at the Portland stockyards.