The Ito Sisters: An American Story Free Film Screening | Presidio

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The Ito Sisters: An American Story captures the rarely told stories of the earliest Japanese immigrants to the United States and their American-born children. In particular, the film focuses on the experiences of Issei (or immigrant) and Nisei (or first generation born in the United States) women, whose voices have largely been excluded from American history.

At the heart of the film are three Nisei sisters: Natsuye (Nancy), Haruye (Lillian) and Hideko (Hedy), who were born on a farm in the Sacramento River Delta and whose lives were directly impacted by some of the most significant events of 20th-century America, from the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake to the Great Depression to World War II. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion including filmmaker Antonia Grace Glenn. Presented in association with the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and in conjunction with the Exclusion Exhibition.​

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