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"One grandmother's journey through the Japanese Canadian internmnet"

2012-11-28 en 55m
DocumentaryHistory
In Japanese, “shi kata ga nai” means “it can't be helped”. As a phrase, it represents the philosophical basis of the Japanese cultural reserve, through which adversity is never acknowledged. Nancy Okura is a Canadian of Japanese decent. During the Second World War, she was involuntarily removed from her home and relocated to an internment camp by the Government of Canada. Shi kata ga nai prevented Nancy Okura from ever speaking about her internment.

Director

Chris Hope

Producer

Steve Oikawa

Production Assistant

Mike Choi

Translator

Reina Endo

Audio Post Coordinator

John 'Wheels' Hurlbut

Producer

Lorene Nagata

world war ii canadian history 1940s japanese canadian japanese internment

Status

Released

Countries

  • Canada

Companies

  • Alliance Films