DisOrient 2023

Shorts Program: Nikkei Generation - JA Voices - Virtual

Expired March 20, 2023 6:59 AM
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This program has 7 films. Toggle between film descriptions by clicking on the buttons at the top right.

Fernando is a young Mexican American living in East LA when Pearl Harbor is bombed. When he goes to enlist, he has no idea that he is 1/2 Japanese and he gets assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. At first, he is not welcomed by his fellow soldiers who are all Japanese Americans. When 2 brothers from Seattle befriend him, they do something incredibly kind which he has never forgotten. Mitch Maki, CEO of Go For Broke National Education Center, reunites Fernando with the son of one of the brothers.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Oregon
  • Director
    Janice Diane Tanaka
  • Screenwriter
    Mitch Maki