Japanese American Community & The Legacy of Internment
Marking the 75th anniversary of the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, CAAMFest presents a slate of bold new documentaries that explore this painful moment in America’s history and urges others to defend those under threat of similar injustice.
March 11, 2017
Resistance at Tule Lake
Revealing interviews unearth a story eerily relevant to contemporary times. RESISTANCE ON TULE LAKE focuses on the notorious camp where Japanese Americans who were labeled “disloyal” were held. Emotional, wrenching stories told by the “internees” make clear the consequences of race, wartime hysteria and political expediency.
12:10 pm
March 18, 2017
Relocation, Arkansas -- Aftermath of Incarceration
A touching testament to the strength of those who overcame injustice and reconciled their identity in a complicated America, RELOCATION, ARKANSAS follows Japanese Americans as they travel to southern Arkansas, revisiting former Japanese internment camps in order to move forward from a painful past.
7:00 pm
Good Luck Soup
Through home video footage and interviews with family members, filmmaker Matthew Hashiguchi explores his identity and tells the story of what it means to grow up mixed race in America’s heartland, Cleveland, Ohio.
9:20 pm
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