Personal Experience with Film Screenings / Book Signings

Over the years, Bruce and Steve Okino (the film’s producer) have traveled across the United States for film screenings and book signings. From Boston to Hawaii, they had the opportunity to meet so many good Americans, busy making their communities a better place. They had the privilege of hearing stories of injustice and pain that often had been kept secret for years. Bruce was willing to tell his story, they were willing to step forward and finally share theirs.

The overriding message during their travels: one person can make a difference, but in the end, it is the cumulative effort of all, that serves as the powerful catalyst for lasting change.

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Past Events

Government

  • Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
  • City of San Diego, San Diego, CA
  • Dept. of Education, Washington D.C.
  • Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C.
  • Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington D.C.
  • NASA-Lewis Research Center, Washington D.C.
  • Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, Japan

Military

  • Kitsap Naval Base, Bremerton WA
  • Naval Station Newport, Newport, RI

Non-Profits

  • Bill Gates Millennium Leadership Conference, Chantilly VA
  • Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles CA
  • National Asian Pacific Bar Association, Washington D.C.
  • Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles CA
  • Organization of Chinese Americans, Washington D.C.
  • Japanese American Citizens League, Honolulu HI
  • East-West Center, Honolulu HI
  • Association of Asian American Studies Conference, Boston MA
  • National Press Club, Washington D.C.

Churches

  • United Methodist Church, Seattle WA
  • The Congregational Church, Cleveland OH
  • The Unity Church, Honolulu HI
  • Unitarian Universalist Church, Bremerton WA
  • San Jose Buddhist Church, San Jose CA

Corporate

  • DaimlerChrysler, Pontiac MI
  • Hewitt Associates, Lincolnshire IL
  • Levi Strauss & Company, San Francisco CA

High Schools

  • University Laboratory High School, Honolulu HI
  • Kamehameha High School, Honolulu HI
  • Campbell High School, Ewa Beach HI

Colleges

  • UCLA, Los Angeles CA
  • Princeton University, Princeton NJ
  • Macalester College, St. Paul MN
  • University of Georgia, Athens GA
  • University of Florida, Gainsville FL
  • University of California-Davis, Davis CA
  • New York University, New York NY
  • Portland State University, Portland OR
  • University of California Berkeley, Berkeley CA
  • California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton CA
  • University of Washington, Seattle WA
  • Stanford University, Palo Alto CA
  • Oberlin College, Oberlin OH
  • Skagit Valley College, MT Vernon WA
  • University of Georgia, Athens GA
  • Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH
  • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C.
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas Law School, Las Vegas, NV
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Film Screening & Book Signing Skagit Valley College Mt Vernon WA
Film Screening & Book Signing Japanese American National Museum Los Angeles
Film Screening at Kitsap Naval Base, Bremerton WA

Smithsonian Institution Photos Courtesy: SI-NMAH