Remembering Manzanar: A Documentary (2004)  

Introduced by Dr. Donna Nagata
Directed by John S. Allen
Produced by Signature Communications for the National Park Service 

February 19th is a significant date for all Americans, especially Japanese Americans.  On this day in 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which led to the forced incarceration of over 122,000 people of Japanese descent, most of whom were U.S. citizens. 

The Day of Remembrance serves as a reminder of this dark chapter in American history and an opportunity to reflect on the human suffering caused by this injustice. 

The forced incarceration of Japanese Americans caused significant and lasting harm, encompassing economic loss, psychological trauma, and the disruption of family stability and community.   

Join Dr. Donna Nagata, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, who will describe the long-term impacts of the Japanese American incarceration experience, with a focus on the intergenerational consequences of this historical trauma.  

Dr. Nagata’s presentation will follow the screening of Remembering Manzanar.  Through the use of rare historic footage and photographs, and the compelling voices of survivors, this short documentary explores the experiences of more than 10,000 Japanese Americans who were relocated to Manzanar, a desolate incarceration camp in a remote California desert. 

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