1944MINORITIES
NARRATED BY JOHN BAKER. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM PARKER AND CHARLES MACE.
THE INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE - AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II IS EXPLAINED ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S POINT OF VIEW. INTERNMENT CAMPS, CONFINEMENT DURING WAR.
THE INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE - AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II IS EXPLAINED ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S POINT OF VIEW. INTERNMENT CAMPS, CONFINEMENT DURING WAR.
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MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXIT A STOPPED TRAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIELD. PEOPLE UNDER EVACUATION.
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WS, A STEAM TRIN CIRCA 1940'S ROLLS SLOWLY THROUGH A BARREN LANDSCAPE.
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MWS, INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS OF JAPANESE ANCESTORY EXIT A SOUTHERN PACIFIC COAST PASSENGER TRAIN. NARRATOR VO SPEAKS VERY RELAXED, FROM A GOVERNMENTAL POV, ABOUT THE NORMALCY OF THIS TYPE OF SELECTIVE EVACUATION DURING WARTIME. DISLOCATED PEOPLE GATHER AROUND MILITARY TRUCKS AWAITING TRANSPORTATION.
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WS, AERIAL VIEW OF AN AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMP IN 1942. RELOCATION CENTER. AN ORGANIZED, SUB-DIVIDED TEMPORARY LIVING QUARTER RESEMBLING MILITARY BARRACKS. AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF MILITARY SURVEILLANCE.
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MCU, A MILITARY SOLDIER STANDS GUARD OVER A FAMILY-
LIVING BARRACK AT AN AMERICAN RELOCATION CENTER. |
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INTERIOR SHOT OF A FAMILY DWELLING INSIDE AN INTERNMENT CAMP. AN ASIAN MOTHER HOLDS HER CHILD AS THE FAMILY RELOCATES TO AN INTERNMENT CAMP.
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A YOUNG FAMILY WITHIN AN AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMP, MAKE THE CONFINED SPACE LIVABLE. FATHER SAWS WOOD BOARDS AND MOTHER HANGS CURTAINS.
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MOTHER READS A BOOK TO HER INFANT CHILD STANDING IN A BABY CRIB. CU MOTHER READS HER INFANT THE CHILDRENS BOOK "MUGGINS MOUSE".
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ASIAN DESCENT RESIDENTS OF INTERNMENT CAMPS LINE UP IN THE MESS HALL / CAFETERIA FOR FOOD RATIONS. FOOD FED TO THE MASSES.
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WS, DRY DESERT LANDS, A SINGLE CAR DRIVES THROUGH THE BARREN LAND.
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HARD WORKING LABOR HELPS TO CLEAR LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION. FIELD HANDS PLOW THE LAND IN PREPARATION FOR BUILDING AND PLANTING.
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FILED HANDS PLANT CROPS.
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FARMERS / FIELD HANDS PICK THEIR CROPS. FARMERS HARVEST CROPS. FARMERS ASSESS THEIR CORN CROPS IN THE FIELDS. FIELD HANDS LOAD BUSHELLS BASKETS OF CROPS ONTO THE BACK OF A FLATBED TRUCK.
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FARM HANDS WASH AND SEPARATE FOOD CROPS FOR DISTRIBUTION INSIDE THE AMERICAN WWII RELOCATION CENTERS.
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CU A 1940'S FARMERS TRUCK LOADED WITH WORKERS PULLS AWAY.
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INTERNMENT CAMP DETAINEES REPAIR THEIR FARMING EQUIPMENT. ASIAN MECHANICS AND MACHINISTS WORK TO REPAIR FARM VEHICLES.
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INTERNMENT CAMP DETAINEES LAY A WATER MAIN, MAINTAINE SANITATION SYSTEMS.
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INTERNMENT CAMP DETAINESS CLEAR CUT LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION. LUMBER IS PROCESSED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND FIREWOOD. LUMBER CUTTERS. TREE CLEARING.
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WAGES ARE PAID OUT TO ASIAN WORKERS. CAMP DETAINEES RECEIVE PAY. PAYDAY.
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WS, EXTERIOR OF INTERNEMNT CAMP GENERAL STORE, COMMUNITY STORE FOR ASIAN EVACUEES. GROCERIES /
CONFECTIONS / SUNDRY ITEMS. |
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JAPANESE / ASIAN DETAINEES BUY GOODS IN THE INTERNMENT CAMP COMMUNITY GENERAL STORE.
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A SCHOOL BELL RINGS. A LARGE MOUNTAIN RANGE STANDS BEHIND THE BELL AS IT SWINGS. A METAL BELL SWINGS.
BELL SIGNAL. |
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STUDENTS AT AN INTERNMENT CAMP IN HEART MOUNTAIN WYOMING LEAVE SCHOOL. CROWDS OF KIDS WALK HOME AFTER SCHOOL. JAPANESE DETAINEES LEAVE SCHOOL.
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STUDENTS WRITE EXAMS. ASIAN STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM. EDUCATION IN SCHOOL.
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YOUNG PUPILS SIT THROUGH MUSIC CLASS IN SCHOOL. A WHITE CAUCASIAN AMERICAN TEACHER PLAYS PIANO FOR JAPANESE STUDENTS.
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STUDENTS SIT THROUGH LESSONS IN SCHOOL. AN AMERICAN JAPANESE EVACUEE TEACHES CLASS. YOUNG STUDENTS IN A FIRST GRADE CLASS DRAW AND COLOR IN ART CLASS.
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JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVE VOCATIONAL TRAINING. YOUNG MEN PLOW AND SEED A FIELD WITH A TRACTOR. YOUNG MEN LEARN TRADES. VOCATIONAL TRAINING. A WELDER WORKS.
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SURGEONS WORK ON A PATIENT IN SURGERY. JAPANESE EVACUEE INTERNEMNT DOCTORS PERFORM AN OPERATION.
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A YOUNG BOY GETS A PHYSICAL DOCTORS CHECK UP.
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS TREAT PATIENTS. |
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS WALK TO THE POLLS TO VOTE. CU OF A VOTERS SIGN OUTSIDE A POLLING STATION IN A JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMP.
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AN ASIAN JUDGE RESIDES OVER A SMALL COURT PROCEEDING IN AN EVACUEE INTERNEMNT CAMP. AN AMERICAN FLAG HANGS ABOVE THE COURT JUDGE AND PROSECUTION.VO NARRATOR NOTES THAT THE CRIME RATE AMONG JAPANESE AMERICANS HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY LOW.
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A CROWD OF SPECTATORS WATCH OVER COMMUNITY BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL GAMES BEING PLAYED IN A JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMP.
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A JAPANESE DETAINEE / ARTIST PAINTS A LANDSCAPE.
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CHURCH GOERS PREPARE FOR SERVICE. A JAPANESE PASTOR WELCOMES PEOPLE AT THE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH. YOUNG JAPANESE STUDENTS SIT IN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
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JAPANESE BOY SCOUTS UNFOLD AND RAISE AN AMERICAN FLAG OVER THE INTERNMENT CAMP. COLOR GUARD.
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JAPANESE ADULTS WALK FROM A USO CLUB. GIRLS PARTICIPATE IN ARTS AND CRAFTS.
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A BOY SCOUT DRUM AND BUGLE TROOP MARCH IN A PARADE THROUGH A JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMP. THE JAPANESE COMMUNITY BEAUTY QUEEN WAVES TO THE CROWD FROM A PARADE FLOAT.
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WS OF THE BARRACKS IN AN INTERNMENT EVACUATION CAMP. A LARGE MOUNTAIN RANGE SPANS THE BACKGROUND.
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AN ARMED CAUCASIAN SOLDIER GUARDS PRISONERS IN A JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMP.
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FARM WORKERS HARVEST SUGAR BEAT CROPS. BACK BREAKING WORK, HARD LABOR.
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EVACUEES ARe CHECKED AT A BORDER CROSSING. A GUARD LOOKS OVER EVACUEES PAPERS UPON ENTRY TO A JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMP.
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A JAPANESE WORKER SURVEYS LAND, AN ELECTRICIAN CLMBS A HYDRO POLE AND WAVES TO THE CAMERA.
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A YOUNG CHILD RUNS TO GREET HIS FATHER ON THE FRONT LAWN OF THE FAMILY HOME. VO NARRATOR NOTES THAT THE GOVERNMENTS ACTIONS CONCERNING THE JAPANESE EVACUEES CANNOT BE CONSTITUTIONALLY QUESTIONED.
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A HAPPY FAMILY SPEND TIME TOGETHER, A MOTHER TENDS TO HER ACTIVE YOUNGSTER AS FATHER READS THE NEWSPAPER.
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MCU, A HAND TURNS THE PAGES OF A DOCUMENT. PAGE TURNING.
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JAPANESE AMERICANS HARVEST CROPS. A FARMHAND EXAMINES CORN FOR INSECTS.
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A JAPANESE MACHINIST AT WORK. INTERNMENT CAMP WORKER MAKES PRECISION PARTS FOR UNITED STATES WAR BOMBERS.
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A JAPANESE NURSE TENDS TO A SICK PATIENT IN A HOSPITAL BED.
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WS, A JAPANESE FARMER PLOWS HIS CORN FIELDS.
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JAPANESE MACHINIST.
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ASIAN WOMEN PAINT DOLLS. WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN ARTS AND CRAFTS.
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AN ASIAN FARMER THROWS FEED TO HIS FARM CHICKENS.
ANOTHER FARMER COLLECTS EGGS. |
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JAPANESE FARMHANDS USE A HOE TO CULTIVATE POTATOES IN THE FIELDS.
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A JAPANESE WOMAN OPERATES A TURRET LATHE IN A MACHINE SHOP. WOMAN MACHINIST.
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YOUNG MEN SPRAY POTATO FIELDS WITH PESTICIDES.
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A YOUNG ASIAN MAN WORKS A PRINTING PRESS.
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EGG CRACKING DEVICE. ASIAN WOMEN PREPARE EGG YOLKS TO BE DRIED AND SHIPPED TO TROOPS OVERSEAS. EGG / FOOD DRYING MACHINES TURN.
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AN ASIAN CANDY MAKER.
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CU, A WOMAN SEWS AMERICAN FLAGS. PROPOGANDA STATEMENT, NARRATOR VO STATES THAT THE JAPANESE WOMAN SEWING THE FLAGS HOPES THAT ONE FLAG WILL BE CARRIED DOWN THE STREETS OF TOKYO IN VICTORY.
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ASIAN PRODUCE WORKERS LOAD AND UNLOAD PRODUCE FROM THEIR CUBE VANS.
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HAPPY JAPANESE WORKER MAKES MARSHMALLOWS IN A FACTORY.
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FARM HANDS USE A PITCH FORM TO LOAD HAY INTO A BALER.
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JAPANESE FACTORY WORKER USES A BOOK BINDING MACHINE. EMPLOYEE SMILES AT THE CAMERA AND HOLDS UP HIS PAYCHECK.
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JAPANESE AMERICAN TROOPS MARCH. A JAPANESE SOLDIER IN THE US ARMY STANDS IN FRONT OF AN INFANTRY BARRACK SIGN. SOLDIERS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY EXCERCISE. COMBAT TEAM LOADS ARTILLERY INTO GROUND TO AIR MISSILES AND GUNS. SOLDIERS RUN THROUGH A MILITARY TRAINING COURSE. JAPANESE SOLDIERS MARCH UNDER AN AMERICAN FLAG.
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THE END.
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