THE TALE OF UNCLE FRANK AND STORIES FOR ANOTHER DAY
Directed by Stony Furutani- USA
- Documentary
- English
- 2023
- 7 mins
- World premiere
The family story of Frank Yamada, a Japanese American nisei that has dreams of playing professional baseball in Japan. He eventually achieves this goal, but inadvertently ends up being drafted by the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII. In parallel, his brother George Yamada becomes a member of the 442 Regimental Combat Team.
Plays in
DIGITAL HISTORIES 2023
Digital Histories is a mechanism for Asian and Pacific Islander older adults to use their unique voices and perspectives in sharing stories with the generations to come.