For the Sake of the Children

On the final day of the Nisei Week celebration in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles, we filmed traditional Japanese dance and our youngest descendant, Julian.

 

The words of those who were or whose families were incarcerated will touch the hearts of all Americans .  It is such a privilege to bear witness to these revealing experience.  We are thankful for those who are brave and generous in spirit to share with us.

It was breathtaking to experience Taiko drumming as part of the opening ceremonies at the Manzanar Pilgrimage. Our filmmakers, Joe Fox and James Nubile, and I drove from Los Angeles and were exposed to the cold, bitter winds and couldn’t imagine how those incarcerated here could endure the cold in this remote, desolate place.