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Passing Poston : an American story
(DVD)
Status
Movie (Informational) - North Wing Basement
940.5317 P2673
1 available
940.5317 P2673
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Movie (Informational) - North Wing Basement | 940.5317 P2673 | On Shelf |
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
767685116739
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: "making of" documentary ; deleted scenes ; theatrical trailer ; filmmaker biography ; Dolby Digital ; scene selection.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, James Nubile ; editors, James Nubile, Kerman Chowna ; music composed by Andrew Rathbun.
Participants/Performers
Former internees: Ruth Okimoto, Kiyo Sato, Leon Uyeda, Mary Higashi.
Description
Tells of Japanese and Japanese-Americans forcibly interned during World War II at a camp on the Colorado River Indian Tribes reservation and used by the U.S. government to do experimental farming and build schools and an irrigation system to help recruit other Native Americans to the reservation after the war. Focuses on four former internees searching for identity amidst alienation and dislocation.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alienation (Social psychology) -- United States.
Biographical films.
Colorado River Indian Reservation (Ariz. and Calif.)
Documentary films.
Indians of North America -- Relocation.
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
Social isolation -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans -- Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American -- Personal narratives.
Biographical films.
Colorado River Indian Reservation (Ariz. and Calif.)
Documentary films.
Indians of North America -- Relocation.
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
Social isolation -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans -- Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American -- Personal narratives.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nubile, J., Okimoto, R. Y., Sato, K., Uyeda, L., Higashi, M., & Fox, J. (2008). Passing Poston: an American story . Docurama.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)James. Nubile et al.. 2008. Passing Poston: An American Story. Docurama.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)James. Nubile et al.. Passing Poston: An American Story Docurama, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nubile, James., et al. Passing Poston: An American Story Docurama, 2008.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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