Family Gathering
Documentary | 1988 | 30 mins (Short Version), 60 mins (Full Length Version) | DVD | Study Guide
Director
Lise Yasui
Producers
Lise Yasui, Ann Tegnell
Ethnicity
Subjects
Family, History, Personal Stories
Silence – the stuff of assumptions and confusion – is a legacy inherited by many grandchildren of Japanese Americans interned during WWII. Shortly after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Masuo Yasui, a respected figure of Hood River Valley, Oregon was arrested by the FBI as a “potentially dangerous enemy alien.” In FAMILY GATHERING, Lise Yasui, a granddaughter that Masuo never knew, shows that courageous journeys into the past can bring greater understanding of family and personal history to the present.
“FOUR STARS! An effective tool for showing the effects of cultural racism...”
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Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Doc, Short Subject
CINE Golden Eagle
Gold Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival
Gold Hugo, Chicago Int’l Film Festival
Golden Gate Award, San Francisco Int’l Film Festival
Recognition
National PBS Broadcast, American Experience
Additional Resources
Family Gathering: A Study Guide (pdf) »
Study Guide from Rediscovering Our Histories (pdf) »
