9066 to 9/11 : America's concentration camps then ... and now? / a production of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center [and] the Japanese American National Museum ; producers, John Esaki, Akira Boch, Masaki Miyagawa ; director, Akira Boch.
Publisher:
Japanese American National Museum,
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
1 videodisc (20 min.) : sound, color & black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Fullscreen. Special feature: Something strong within / directed and edited by Robert A. Nakamura ; produced and written by Karen L. Ishizuka (1994, approximately 40 min.).
Contents:
911 -- Attack on Pearl Harbor -- Executive order 9066 -- American concentration camps -- End of World War II -- Redress and reparations -- September 11 attacks -- Loss of civil rights.
Summary:
Looks at the World War II-era treatment of Japanese Americans as seen through the contemporary lens of the post-9/11 world. As the U.S. government fights a "war on terrorism" its tactics and policies have caused concern for some Americans of Japanese descent, who were interned in concentration camps during WWII. No new concentration camps have materialized, but mass deportations and detentions, particularly of Arab and Muslim immigrants in America, have forced a comparison of the two experiences, revealing striking similarities.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)56945068
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.