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DIGITAL HISTORIES 2006

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AN AMERICAN STORY: “GO FOR BROKE”
The filmmaker discovers a hidden monument in a parking lot and talks with Dr. William Sato about his life and the Japanese American War Memorial.
FAMILY TIME
Director Ngoc Nguyen offers a meditative reflection on family relationships, the concept of home, and the distances in-between.
FINDING JEANIE
Jean Wong documents her lifelong struggle with a learning disability and how it has affected her life.
INTRODUCTION TO KOMAMOTO KENJIN-KAI
What is a Kenjin-Kai? Chei Iseri offers a brief introduction and chronicles her Kenjin-Kai’s historical function and current role in the Japanese American community.
MEMORIES OF TULE LAKE INTERNMENT CAMP
Mitsuko Nagell talks with Frank Iwasaki about his experiences during WWII at Tule Lake concentration camp.
MY UNCLE’S LEGACY: A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
This film explores how the filmmaker’s uncle has served as a role model and mentor by chronicling his life’s accomplishments as a photojournalist during the Chicano Movement.
MY VALENTINE
With no memories of his grandparents, Bem Nagase shares his love for his granddaughter and insures that she will remember him.
SHIKZA!
This abstract documentary explores the experiences of a shikza playwright trying to fit into a Jewish community.
THIS IS MY LIFE
This autobiographical work by Armen Frundzhyan examines three of the many facets of his life: tutor, leader and Lakers fan.
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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.

What is a Kenjin-Kai? Chei Iseri offers a brief introduction and chronicles her Kenjin-Kai’s historical function and current role in the Japanese American community.

  • Year
    2006
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    2006
  • Director
    Chie Iseri
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