Rabbit in the moon

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Full Title:: Rabbit in the moon / a Wabi-Sabi production ; a film by Emiko Omori

Additional Author/Creators:: Omori, Emiko
Omori, Chizuko
Wabi-Sabi Productions (Firm)
Television Race Initiative

Subjects:: Manzanar War Relocation Center
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Tule Lake Relocation Center
Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Personal narratives
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Psychological aspects
Internment camps--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Draft resisters
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese American
World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans--Personal narratives
Loyalty oaths--United States
Documentary films

Summary:: A documentary/memoir about the lingering effects of the World War II internment of the Japanese American community. Visually stunning and emotionally compelling, the film examines issues that ultimately created deep rifts within the Japanese American community, reveals the racist subtext of the loyalty questionnaire and exposes the absurdity of the military draft within the camps. These testimonies are linked by the filmmakers' own experiences in the camps and placed in a larger historical context by the director.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 videocassette (85 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (13 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm)
Technical Note:: VHS.
General Note:: Accompanied by facilitator's guide (13 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.) published by the Television Race Initiative.
Participant/Performer Note:: 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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director/writer, Emiko Omori ; producers, Emiko Omori, Chizuko Omori ; editors, Pat Jackson, Emiko Omori ; camera, Witt Monts, Emiko Omori.