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DESCRIPTION:Saturday, Sept 22!  \n\nMovies on a Big Screen, in conjunction with the Del 
 Paso Blvd Partnership, present a very special evening "on the 
 Boulevard!"\n\nLocation: The Artisan Theater.  1901 Del Paso Blvd.  \n\nOne 
 fantastic evening featuring two amazing films!!  All starts at 5:00 PM 
 (doors open at 4 PM).  No folding chairs! The theater has actual padded 
 seats!!\n\nBetween the two films, there will be a brief break, and after 
 the final Q&A, the evening will wrap up with a "meet and greet" with the 
 scheduled guest speakers inside the adjoining Cafe Refugio.\n\nAdmission 
 for the evening is $15.00, which includes a couple of glasses of wine 
 during the reception following the films.\n\n\nFirst up:\n\nFrom A Silk 
 Cocoon, by Satsuki Ina\n\nThe discovery of a small metal box leads to the 
 uncovering of a family story, shrouded in silence for more than 60 years. 
 Woven through their censored letters, diary entries, and haiku poetry, is 
 the story of a young Japanese American couple whose dreams are shattered 
 when, months after their wedding, they find themselves held captive, first 
 in race track horse stables and later, in tar paper barracks.\n\nAbandoned 
 by America, the country of their birth, Shizuko and Itaru endure four years 
 of life behind barbed wires in American concentration camps during WWII. 
 Itaru, incensed by the indignities of prison camp life, is charged with 
 sedition for speaking out in protest of the government's efforts to 
 separate the "loyal" from the "disloyal" by imposing a Loyalty 
 Questionnaire on all adult prisoners.\n\nIn his speech, Itaru demands that 
 Japanese Americans be "treated equal to the free people" before they are 
 required to fight in the war. Those identified as loyal would become 
 eligible for the military draft, while the "disloyals" would be segregated 
 to the Tule Lake Segregation Center in northern California. In answering 
 "no" to the questions regarding his willingness to bear arms against the 
 enemy and disavow loyalty to the Emperor of Japan, Itaru is identified as a 
 trouble-maker, and he, his wife and two small children are segregated to 
 Tule Lake. \n\nFaced with deteriorating conditions regarding food, coal 
 supplies, medical care, and milk for her children, Shizuko falls into 
 despair. Militant pro-Japan groups begin to proliferate in the 
 turmoil-ridden segregation camp and rumors sweep through the barracks. What 
 initially appears to be a crisis-of-loyalty, becomes more clearly, a 
 crisis-of-faith… in their own country.\n\nUnfortunately, Sacramento 
 filmmaker Satsuki Ina will not be able to be in attendance.  However, Kiyo 
 Sato, author of the just released book "Dandelion Through the Crack" will 
 be in attendance for a discussion and Q&A following the film.  Copies of 
 her book will also be available for sale.\n\nAbout the author: Kiyo Sato 
 was attending Sacramento Junior College when World War II broke out and 
 brought with it the evacuation of all Japanese-Americans in 1942. In her 
 book, Kiyo recalls the trauma of being forced to leave the family farm and 
 ship out to a prison camp with little more than the clothes on their 
 backs.\n\nAt the end of the war, after their release from the prison camp 
 and then working a season as hired laborers in Colorado, Kiyo and her 
 family returned to their farm in Sacramento to rebuild their home and their 
 lives. Kiyo’s parents were able to keep their farm, but many 
 Japanese-American families were not so fortunate and had to start over with 
 nothing.\n\nKiyo then joined the United States Air Force, completing her 
 college education in nursing and achieving the rank of captain. She 
 eventually returned home from the service, married, and started her own 
 family in Sacramento.\n\n\nThis will be followed by:\n\nHomecoming, by Adam 
 Hauck and George Cawood\n\n"Orphanage" conjures images of dreary warehouses 
 for unwanted children who are denied the most basic of human needs: love 
 and a sense of family. In stark contrast to the Dickensian vision of orphan 
 life, "Homecoming" provides a surprisingly different view. Throughout the 
 award-winning film, 15 men and women who grew up in different public and 
 private orphanages dispel many of the common myths about orphanage life. 
 Their heartwarming recollections echo the positive experiences of thousands 
 of now-grown orphanage alumni worldwide. Through their stories, a new 
 portrait of an American family emerges. \n\nBoth Adam Hauck and George 
 Cawood are from Sacramento and currently reside in southern California.  
 They'll be flying up for the evening to be in attendance!\n\nSeating is 
 limited.  To purchase advance tickets, please contact the Del Paso Blvd 
 Partnership at 916/923-6200.\n\nNet proceeds will be donated to the Capitol 
 Church Clothes for Career 
 Project.\n\nhttp://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/\nhttp://www.delpasoboulevard.com\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/09/14/18447582.php
SUMMARY:Films on Del Paso - From A Silk Cocoon + Homecoming!
LOCATION:The Artisan Theater - 1901 Del Paso Blvd.  Sacramento.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/09/14/18447582.php
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