Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience

(2019) TRT: 56 min. From the iconic typeface of “The Godfather” book cover to Herman Miller’s Noguchi table, the influence of Japanese American artists and designers in postwar American art and design is unparalleled. While this second generation of Japanese American artists have been celebrated in various publications and exhibitions with their iconic work, less-discussed is how the World War II incarceration — a period of intense discrimination and hardship — has also had a powerful effect on the lives of artists such as Ruth Asawa, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, S. Neil Fujita and Gyo Obata.

Nisei Cubs Fan

(2019) TRT: 9 min. Cal Tajima has been a Chicago Cubs baseball fan since he was a boy. At 92 years old, he’s going to see them play in the World Series. Discover how his love for the Cubs is related to his time as a WWII veteran.

What Is CVE?

(2018) TRT: 2 min. CVE is the anti-Muslim US government program you’ve never heard of.

Leah’s Story

(2017) TRT: 8 min. Produced in partnership with the National Domestic Workers Alliance.

A Vigilant Love

(2017) TRT: 6 min. traci and Sahar are two members of Vigilant Love, a coalition that takes the lessons of the Japanese American concentration camps to build a more just future. This is one of the many ways that they show up.

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