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April 24th – 27th, 2008 Bijou Art Cinemas - Eugene, Oregon


JAPANESE AMERICAN SHORTS:
Stories of Gaman & Resistance with Panel Discussion

UNDER THE SAME MOON:
TUSKIMI KAI CONTINUES THE CONNECTION WITH CUBAN NIKKEI

Mateo Reyes & Steve Wake | 2007 | USA | 18 min | DVD
Tuskimi Kai returns to Cuba to celebrate Oshogatsu 2007 (Japanese New Year) with the Japanese Cuban community.

WATADA, RESISTER
Cutis Choy | 2007 | USA | 18 min | DVD
The historical meeting between Army Lieutenant Ehren Watada, who refused to deploy to Iraq in 2006, and World War II resisters Frank Emi and Yosh Kuromiya, who did federal prison time for contesting wartime conscription while their families languished in US concentration camps.

LEGENDS FROM CAMP
Miles Inada | 2005 | USA | 12 min | DVCAM
"Legends From Camp" tells the story of the JA internment camps through the eyes of Oregon Poet Laureate and internee, Lawson Inada.



Preceded by
TIMZ music video "IRAQ"
Ron Najor | 2007 | USA | 3:40 min | Digital Video
An Iraqi-American Hip Hop artist’s commentary on the war in the Middle East.

Saturday
April 26th
11:00 AM

Bijou Art Cinemas
FREE
(Donations Accepted)

Invited Panelists:
Dr. Patti Sakurai
Professor and Filmmaker (Moderator)
Bob Watada
Lt. Ehren Watada's father
Miles Inada
Filmmaker
Grace Shimizu
Producer & Director