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History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige is a american film of genre Documentary released in USA on 1 january 1991

History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige (1991)

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Released in USA 1 january 1991
Length 32minutes
OriginUSA
Rating67% 3.3686053.3686053.3686053.3686053.368605

History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige is a 1991 documentary film by Rea Tajiri. In her film, Tajiri recalls her family's experience of the American internment of the Japanese during World War II.

History and Memory explores the story beyond the recorded history of the internment of the Japanese and Japanese Americans. The film premiered at the 1991 Whitney Biennial exhibition, and has since been screened over 250 times.
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