Film Screenings
Panel Discussion and Screening: "Lil Tokyo Reporter: Sei Fujii's Fight for Nikkei Rights"
Film Screenings
Panel Discussion and Screening: "Lil Tokyo Reporter: Sei Fujii's Fight for Nikkei Rights"
Lil Tokyo Reporter is a short film inspired by the true story of Sei Fujii, a community leader who looked out for the interests of Japanese American people in Southern California during the first half of the 20th century.
Fujii is best known for building the much-needed Japanese Hospital and for overturning the California Alien Land Law in 1952. Set during the Great Depression, the film shows Fujii using his radio program and newspaper to promote his community’s accomplishments and confront corrupt business practices.
Screening will be followed by a talk with John G. Tomlinson, retired Associate Dean of the USC Gould School of Law, and Superior Court Judge Bruce G. Iwasaki.
This program is free with admission, but RSVPs are recommended using the link below.
Purchase the Lil Tokyo Reporter DVD at the JANM Store.
Learn more about the legal struggle to build the Japanese Hospital in this biographical essay about Sei Fuji’s legal partner J. Marion Wright, written by his daughter Janice LaMoree, on Discover Nikkei.
Lil Tokyo Reporter is a short film inspired by the true story of Sei Fujii, a community leader who looked out for the interests of Japanese American people in Southern California during the first half of the 20th century.
Fujii is best known for building the much-needed Japanese Hospital and for overturning the California Alien Land Law in 1952. Set during the Great Depression, the film shows Fujii using his radio program and newspaper to promote his community’s accomplishments and confront corrupt business practices.
Screening will be followed by a talk with John G. Tomlinson, retired Associate Dean of the USC Gould School of Law, and Superior Court Judge Bruce G. Iwasaki.
This program is free with admission, but RSVPs are recommended using the link below.
Purchase the Lil Tokyo Reporter DVD at the JANM Store.
Learn more about the legal struggle to build the Japanese Hospital in this biographical essay about Sei Fuji’s legal partner J. Marion Wright, written by his daughter Janice LaMoree, on Discover Nikkei.