Words, Weavings and Songs (DVD) artprint and censored mail

and censored mail

serving as linguists in the South Pacific

two early Japanese picture brides in Hawai'i

nagauta shamisen

are our collective legacy to succeeding generations to ensure that such a travesty of justice never again befalls any other group of people in this country

Words, Weavings and Songs (DVD) artprint and censored mailProduced and directed by John Esaki. Photographed and edited by Akira Boch. Music by David Iwataki. Wakako Yamauchi, Momo Nagano, and Mary Nomura were three innocent teenaged girlsAmerican citizens living in Los Angeles in 1942when they were sent to concentration camps in remote parts of the country. Behind guard towers and barbed wire their creative spirits remained undauntedtheir lives fortified by art, music and literature. Running time: 34 min.