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"Atomic Bombing" Interviews with Crews of "Enola Gay" and "The Great Artiste"
(1994)
Originally published in the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival catalog Media Wars: Then & Now, this short essay examines an unedited set of interviews with the crews of the two planes that dropped the atomic ...
"The Education System of Japan"
(1994)
Originally a film festival catalog analysis of an American WWII documentary about the education system of Japan. The filmmakers repurposed captured enemy propaganda footage to turn the images against themselves. Although ...
"Let's Have a Drink"
(1994)
Only 2 minutes long, this American propaganda film was shot between the surrender of Germany and the dropping of the bomb. It uses racist language, stereotyping and shocking violence to encourage American workers to keep ...
"History and Memory"
(1994)
Originally written for a Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival catalog, this short essay examines Rea Tajiri's wonderful History and Memory—a contemplation on the troubled relationship between video, cinema, ...
"December 7th"
(Harwood Academic Publishers, 1994)
Catalog analysis initially published in Japan/America Media Wars for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Analyzes the film, and provides background on the film's complicated history.
Domestic Violence Against Women of Japanese Descent in Los Angeles
(SAGE Periodicals Press, 1999)
Using a more inclusive, culturally responsive measure, this population-based study of women of Japanese descent contrasts two methods of estimating prevalence of domestic violence. Eighty percent of respondents reported ...
"Let There Be Light"
(1994)
Originally published in a Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival catalog, this short analysis looks at the John Huston documentary Let There Be Light. It includes a summary of the film's production and suppression.