Report from Tule Lake, part 1
Honoring America's 250th at the detention camp for "disloyal" Nikkei
Kino Kibei
Sharing my adventures and discoveries as a filmmaker driven to bring marginalized stories of immigrant struggle to light, starting with my own Japanese American heritage.
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They Took My Father Too wrapped in Little Tokyo
Really wrapped! And soon to return to Tule Lake.
Love and gratitude for Kyoko Nancy Oda
Kyoko Oda gave me the push that set my film in motion.
Getting ready for Little Tokyo
Filling out the exterior and interior story in the final shoot for They Took My Father Too
Day of Remembrance, 2026
February 19, the date that kicked off "Years of Infamy" for Japanese Americans
Launching a film in Tule Lake, cradle of a literature of incarceration
Held every two years, the Tule Lake Pilgrimage builds community on a site of resistance, literature, and transnational existence.
My 2025 in Filmmaking: Struggle and Progress
We surged ahead in a challenging year, completing our main production phase.
How I dodged DOGE to shoot my DEI historical film
A Japanese American literary adaptation survives and thrives
My ride through the recurring relevance of Japanese American history
My community's legacy of incarceration gives us a voice, when the national media listens.
Re-imagining the unseen
After decades as a documentary filmmaker, I returned to my narrative roots. My current film is an act of translation, adaptation, and cultural recovery.