HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER
The first feature narrative written, directed and produced by Asian Americans Hito Hata: Raise the Banner this is the first known screening of the film in Washington, DC! Aging issei (first-generation Japanese American), Oda, recounts his life, an American history from an Asian American perspective: from the transcontinental railroad, into the Japanese American concentration camps, to his later life joining with community members standing against social injustice.
Film Credit
Robert Nakamura and Duane Kubo
Director
1980
Year
United States
Country
English and Japanese with English subtitles (86 minutes)
Language
Narrative
