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201077 minPG-13documentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

World War Ii Racial Justice

Jimmy Murakami: Non-Alien

201077 minPG-13documentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Jimmy T. Murakami reflects on his internment at Tule Lake concentration camp during World War II, exploring its impact on his life and career.

World War Ii Racial Justice

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Sé Merry Doyle

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Jimmy T. Murakami reflects on his internment at Tule Lake concentration camp during World War II, exploring its impact on his life and career.

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Jimmy T. Murakami visits the Tule Lake concentration camp in California. He and his family were interned there during World War II. The film includes interviews with Murakami and archival footage. It looks at how the internment shaped his life and career. Murakami reflects on the experiences of those imprisoned and the long-lasting effects of that period. Directed by Sé Merry Doyle, the documentary runs for 77 minutes and was released in 2010.

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