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DIGITAL HISTORIES 2010

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8535 MELROSE AVENUE
The director takes a fond look at a successful small business on Melrose Ave. during the early 1980s.
A NEW HAPPINESS
Diagnosed with cancer, Sumiko looks inward to her body and her health to understand and gain piece of mind.
CHIMA #2
Chima demonstrates that a busy and fulfilling lifestyle can be great therapy.
FAMILY PIANO
Arlene Maala explores the memory and sounds of her old family piano and how it came to be in her family home.
HIROSHIMA ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
Director Bill Kanzaki offers an overview of a cultural association that thrives despite the lack of new membership.
THE JARANA
A father and daughter form a bond through a traditional Yucatecan folk dance called “The Jarana”.
THE KOTO
At the end of WWII, as Japanese Americans were being returned to their rightful lives as citizens, a koto is spared from destruction by the Naritomis, and an heirloom changes hands between two families that do not know each other.
THE LAST DANCE
The third installment of Michi’s “Dance” series has her saving the last dance for the most important person in her life — her husband.
LITTLE TOKYO TOWER
An inside look at Little Tokyo Towers and its inhabitants, as told by one of its residents.
MY FIRST CHANGE
One mans recollection of the first big change in his life, moving from Japan to America, and how it changed him as a person.
MY CHILD IS GAY
The story of a family that supported their daughter’s sexuality, and their experiences in speaking out about it in the often conservative Asian American community.
TO GET A DATE
After a failed marriage and several bad relationships, Jeannie Wong turns to her diverse group of friends to seek advice on how to get a date.
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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.

Arlene Maala explores the memory and sounds of her old family piano and how it came to be in her family home.

  • Year
    2010
  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    2010
  • Director
    Arlene Maala
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