Thanks Dan! I'll look into that. Another film event that I found quite moving was Dave Tatsuno's home movies made in the Topaz internment camp during WWII. I saw this footage in the theater about fifteen years ago, it's since been accepted into the National Film Archive and been presented on KTEH Public Television… Look up "Dave Tatsuno: Movies and Memories" on YouTube.com. There are several related presentations of the footage.
G > On Jun 23, 2019, at 2:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > I saw the monument where I was in San Jose in February. We visited Japan > Town and a great local Japanese restaurant. > > There is an effective and moving play about the internments and its effect > on Japanese-American Families, *Allegiance*. We saw it on Broadway, but > unfortunately it did not have a long run, because it was not a Disney > production or a remake of a popular movie. It was loosely based on the > experience of George Takei's family, and he actually sings and dances a bit > in the show. It has been recorded and occasionally is screened by Fathom > Productions, on limited runs in select theaters. > > If you have an opportunity to see the play or the film, I strongly urge you > to do so. > > http://allegiancemusical.com/#GilMTE6qBGGiwXzO.97 > > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 3:55 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I cycle through Japan Town in San Jose very frequently and every time >> through I look at the monument there and wonder how I'd be able to >> photograph it. The ideal place to stand is right in the middle of a busy >> intersection… >> >> The new ultra-ultra-wide lens gives me the opportunity to capture this >> monument in a way that I feel is satisfying: >> >> https://flic.kr/p/2giEHsU >> >> This monument carries on it a plaque that reads: "February 19, 1942" ... >> the date of Executive Order 9066, which gave the U.S. Army the authority >> to remove civilians from the military zones established in Washington, >> Oregon, and California during WWII. The monument commemorates that date as >> a reminder, and an opportunity to educate others, on the fragility of civil >> liberties in times of crisis and the importance of protecting the rights >> and freedoms of all. >> >> There's more information about it and the Day of Remembrance at >> https://jacl.org/events/day-of-remembrance/ >> >> Whenever I ride through Japan Town, I see the monument standing there in >> its mute testimony. I think of what it stands for and find myself deeply >> affected. >> >> onwards! >> >> G >> — >> No matter where you go, there you are. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
