Resistance at Tule Lake

Plot Summary

The long-suppressed story of 12,000 Japanese Americans who dared to resist the U.S. government's program of mass incarceration during World War II. Branded as 'disloyals' and re-imprisoned at Tule Lake Segregation Center, they continued to protest in the face of militarized violence, and thousands renounced their U.S. citizenship. Giving voice to experiences that have been marginalized for over 70 years, this documentary challenges the nationalist, one-sided ideal of wartime 'loyalty.'

Top Cast

Hiroshi Kashiwagi Himself

James Yaegashi Iwao Shimizu (voice)

Wayne Merrill Collins, Jr. Himself

Roger Daniels Himself

Grace Hata Herself