Solo Productions: Gila River and Mama

Discover Nikkei Interview with Claire Mix published

Jul 26th

Posted by jdwarrick in Solo Productions: Gila River and Mama

Claire Mix was recently interviewed by Edward Yoshida for an article on the Discover Nikkei website. The article was published today and can be read for free online at http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2011/7/26/4096/

Yes, there were Caucasians who visited the Gila River concentration camp in Arizona during World War II. Eleanor Roosevelt was one such visitor because our government thought its white barracks made it “the most attractive camp” of all the camps. And yet, although the truly noteworthy Caucasians who frequented Gila River were not of such import, they were in fact immensely more important than the First Lady. Too often these individuals are not only regrettably forgotten, but also are virtually nonexistent when recounting the tragic incarceration of Japanese Americans in this country over half a century ago. – read more -

"Gila RIver"

August 2011 JANM Screening

Dec 2nd

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Gila River and Mama: The Ruth Mix Story

has been scheduled for a screening at the

Japanese American National Museum
August 20, 2011 at 2 pm
in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum.

369 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

About:
The Japanese American National Museum is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry.

Its mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience.

Links:
Web: www.janm.org
Calendar of Events, Aug 2011