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DIGITAL HISTORIES 2019

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A DAY BEFORE I DIE
A memorial service gives way to a horse puppet dance, memories of a lost friend and pet, Japanese festivals, homeless wisdom, aging, and a celebration of life through a Japanese dance to remember the dead. This film was made as part of Visual Communications' Digital Histories storytelling and video production program for older adults, designed for older generations to create and preserve visual stories to be passed down to younger generations.
BUDDHAHEAD BREAKFAST CLUB
Bound together by their shared youth growing up in Los Angeles during the Japanese American internment camp and Vietnam War era, older sanseis gather for breakfast as an alternative to meeting at funerals. This film was made as part of Visual Communications' Digital Histories storytelling and video production program for older adults, designed for older generations to create and preserve visual stories to be passed down to younger generations.
DRAGON BOAT
Coach Nathan Salazar leads us on a journey into the empowering world of Dragon Boat racing. Experience the color and excitement of a dragon boat festival. Hear personal stories that will make you laugh and inspire you. See what can be accomplished when the human spirit works together as one. This film was made as part of Visual Communications' Digital Histories storytelling and video production program for older adults, designed for older generations to create and preserve visual stories to be passed down to younger generations.
GONE
We often don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone. Take a look at present-day Little Tokyo and the changes taking place. The question: Will we stand by until Little Tokyo is GONE, or will we stand up and fight for the future of our community?
HOME IS LITTLE TOKYO
Artist Tony Osumi reveals how the Little Tokyo mural along Central Avenue, "Home is Little Tokyo" originated, the processes involved in its creation, and the story behind its images.
JAPANESE AMERICAN LEGACY ON WHEELS
California Car Culture is renowned around the world. JAPANESE AMERICAN LEGACY ON WHEELS tells the story of a unique subculture that sprang up in the Japanese American neighborhoods starting in the mid-1960s. Rising prosperity and more cars available converged just as the post-war Sansei generation was coming of age.
JUST FOR YOU
A young man questions his purpose in life. A battle within himself to continue on the path he is on that is safe and secure, or letting everything go and live the life his heart is telling him to pursue. He receives his answer in a most unconventional way.
MY 102 YR OLD RESILIENT MOM
A resilient Nisei woman and her family are uprooted from their home in L.A. and sent to camp in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. She is windowed in camp and is left with 5 kids to raise. At the age of 101, she has to overcome a fractured hip.
THE LITTLE THINGS
Treasures can be found in the strangest places. A heartwarming look at how to find joy in the simplest of things.
WALKING THE TALK
The current President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, Ann Burroughs shares how being a young activist against apartheid in South Africa shaped her stand against injustice.
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Digital Histories is a mechanism for AAPNHPI older adults to use their unique voices and perspectives in sharing stories with the generations to come. Since its creation in 2003, Digital Histories has provided a professional and artistic work environment for underserved, ethnic-minority seniors in the Los Angeles-based Asian Pacific American community. Past documentary projects have focused on issues such as discovering and preserving family histories, coming to terms with a gay child, and senior love and dating.

Coach Nathan Salazar leads us on a journey into the empowering world of Dragon Boat racing. Experience the color and excitement of a dragon boat festival. Hear personal stories that will make you laugh and inspire you. See what can be accomplished when the human spirit works together as one.


This film was made as part of Visual Communications' Digital Histories storytelling and video production program for older adults, designed for older generations to create and preserve visual stories to be passed down to younger generations.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    7 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Kevin Shore
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