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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 54 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
Summary |
"Lost" 1984 documentary, rediscovered and restored, about Japanese men and women who, at the turn of the century, immigrated to the West Coast of the United States. These pioneers tell their own stories of struggles and triumphs in a new land. "'Issei' brings to vivid life the world of early Japanese immigrants in rural California. Infused with spirit and humor, this captivating film is a treasure." - Valerie Matsumoto, Professor, History, UCLA. "Toshi Washizu's 'Issei'...with his poet's sensibility...is a revelation...a masterful portrait of this generation...probably the best single documentary about the first generation's experiences...because the Issei tell their stories, in their own words." - Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Aratani Endowed Chair, UCLA |
Notes |
Streaming video file |
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Originally produced in 1984; restored and reissued in 2013 |
Credits |
Music, Jamie Kibben ; executive producer, Goro Ishizaki |
Performer |
Narrator: Amy Hill |
Notes |
English and Japanese dialogue, with subtitles in English; closed-captioned in English |
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Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from subtitles in title frames (Kanopy, viewed January 31, 2020) |
Subject |
Japanese Americans -- History
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Japanese -- United States -- History
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Immigrants.
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Group identity.
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group identity.
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Japanese.
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Emigration and immigration.
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Documentary films.
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Group identity.
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Immigrants.
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Japanese Americans.
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Emigration and immigration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140040
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Japan -- Emigration and immigration
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Subject |
United States.
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Japan.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Internet videos.
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Nonfiction films.
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History.
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Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Hirose, Christopher, film producer
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Shoji, Yukio, film producer
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Washizu, Toshi, film director, screenwriter, director of photography, editor of moving image work
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Kibben, Jamie, composer (expression)
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Ishizaki, Goro, film producer
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Hill, Amy, narrator
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Japanese Speaking Society of America, presenter
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Center for Asian American Media, publisher.
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