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Title:

Rabbit in the moon (DVD) [videorecording] / a Wabi-Sabi production ; producers, Emiko Omori, Chizuko Omori ; director, writer, Emiko Omori.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

Furumoto Foundation,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Manzanar War Relocation Center.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Poston Relocation Center (Poston, Ariz.)
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.--Personal narratives.
Japanese Americans--Psychological aspects.--Psychological aspects.
Concentration camps--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Draft resisters.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese American.
Loyalty oaths--United States.
Tule Lake Relocation Center (Calif.)

Other Authors:

Omori, Emiko.
Wabi-Sabi Productions (Firm)
Furumoto Foundation.

Notes:

Special features: new interviews with key figures, archival footage of the camps, filmmakers' commentary, fact files. Commentary: Chizuko Omori, Frank Emi, Aiko Yoshinaga-Herzig, James Hirabayashi, Hisaye Yamamoto, Shosuke Sasaki, Ernest Besig, Harry Ueno, Mits Koshiyama, Frank Miyamoto, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, James Omura.

Summary:

A documentary about the lasting effects of the World War II internment on the Japanese American community. The film examines issues that ultimately created deep rifts within the Japanese American community. Looks at the racist loyalty oath, and the practice of drafting for the US military within the camps. Relies on testimony of camp survivors and families to show individual traumas, these are then placed into an overall perspective.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57584008

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)