Uncommon courage [60 minute version] : patriotism and civil liberties / produced, directed and written by Gayle K. Yamada ; a production of Bridge Media, Inc.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Yamada, Gayle K., director, producer, screenwriter.

Kashiwahara, Ken, narrator.

Bridge Media, Inc., production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--Pacific Area.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans.

Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.

Japanese Americans.

Japanese Americans--Civil rights.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (57 minutes)

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Bridge Media, 2011.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

For the first time ever, Uncommon Courage: Patriotism and Civil Liberties tells the story of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during World War II and the Occupation of Japan. Thousands of MIS soldiers, mostly Japanese American, fought for the United States in the Pacific in a unique role, using language as their weapon. They interrogated Japanese prisoners, translated documents, intercepted communications, and infiltrated enemy lines. Some of these MIS soldiers volunteered from those camps. Many found themselves fighting against their own brothers and relatives. Ironically, at the same time, many of their families back home were locked behind barbed wire in isolated imprisonment camps, stripped of their civil rights, their allegiance questioned. A dramatic and moving personal saga, these soldiers showed Uncommon Courage as they fought to overcome fear, discrimination, and racial prejudice in the land of their birth. Theirs is an American story.

Participant:

Narrator, Ken Kashiwahara.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 21, 2019).

OCLC:

1084821165