Of civil wrongs and rights : the Fred Korematsu story /

Of civil wrongs and rights : the Fred Korematsu story / a film by Eric Paul Fournier ; written, directed and produced by Eric Paul Fournier ; producers Dorka Keehn, Shirley Nakao ; executive producers, Eric Paul Fournier, Ken Korematsu ; produced by the Fred Korematsu Film Project.

In 1942, Fred Korematsu was an average 23-year-old California native working as a shipyard welder. But when he refused to obey Executive Order 9066, which sent 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into internment camps, he became something extraordinary -- a civil rights champion. This film follow...

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Main Authors: Bergland, Bond. (Composer), Becker, Michael, 1954- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Fred Korematsu Film Project., Docurama (Firm), New Video Group.
Other Authors: Korematsu, Fred., Takahashi, Rita., Irons, Peter., Frank, John., Kitashima, Tsuyako., Chessman, Bill., Loria, Treena., Fournier, Eric Paul. (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Keehn, Dorka. (Producer), Nakao, Shirley. (Producer), Korematsu, Ken. (Producer), McCandless, Peter. (Cinematographer), Kawahara, Jean. (Film editor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Docurama, [2006]
Series:P.O.V. 20th anniversary collection.
Subjects:
Korematsu, Fred, > 1919-2005.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Japanese Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
Japanese Americans > Civil rights.
Japanese Americans > California > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.
Legal status.
TV documentary.
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Summary:In 1942, Fred Korematsu was an average 23-year-old California native working as a shipyard welder. But when he refused to obey Executive Order 9066, which sent 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into internment camps, he became something extraordinary -- a civil rights champion. This film follows Korematsu's story from the moment he first resisted confinement to the hard-won victory he finally achieved 39 years later, with the help of a new generation of Japanese-American activists seeking vindication and the assurance that such a terrible injustice would never occur again. This is the striking story of an ordinary man's courageous actions, which demonstrates the power of ordinary citizens to rise up against injustice.
Item Description:Originally produced as an American documentary in 2000; broadcast on PBS as an episode of P.O.V. on July 10, 2001.
Special features: Interviews with Eric Paul Fournier (11 min.); Filmmaker biography [text feature]; About Docurama [text feature]; Docurama trailer park (8 min.).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo.
Awards:Winner - 2002 News & Documentary Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Direction--Eric Paul Fournier; Winner - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing--Eric Paul Fournier, Jean Kawahara; Official Selection - Newport International Film Festival; Official Selection - Seattle International Film Festival.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Peter McCandless ; edited by Jean Kawahara, Eric Paul Fournier, Bill Chessman, Treena Loria ; original music score, Bond Bergland & Michael Becker ; advisory committee, Philip Kan Gotanda, Yuji Ichioka, Peter Irons, Pamela Matsuoka, Dale Minami, Diane Livia Nelson, Steven Okazaki, Rita Takahashi, Ronald Takaki.
ISBN:076709302X
9780767093026

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