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The First Battle
The Battle for Equality in War-Time Hawaii
by Tom Coffman and Robert Bates |
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ISBN: 1588499987
Format: DVD
Pub. Date: September 2006
Pub.: Tom Coffman
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Synopsis:
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"How we in Hawaii are going to live together after the war will depend on how we live
together during the war". – Shigeo Yoshida, Council for Interracial Unity
With war fears rising, a council for interracial unity organized in Honolulu in 1939 in support of Hawaii’s large Japanese-ancestry
community. On December 7, 1941, they sprang into action. Where 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were relocated from the West
Coast and interned, the behind–the–scenes battle for justice and equality — reaching as far as the White House —
set Hawaii on a different course. The First Battle portrays people working together under extreme stress, against
tremendous odds. It will change how viewers see Hawaii.
The First Battle premiered at the venerable Hawaii Theater on September 5, 2006 to an overflow crowd of 1,400. It is
currently touring the Neighbor Islands and the West Coast, and is scheduled for its television premier broadcast on PBS Hawaii on
December 7, 2006. The film is being adopted for educational purposes in Hawaii’s public schools in conjunction with the Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawaii.
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About the Writer/Producer/Director:
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Tom Coffman, a former political reporter, writes books and produces documentary films. He wrote, produced and
directed The First Battle. His earlier film Arirang: The Korean American Journey (2003) has aired on
PBS stations throughout the country as has his A Nation Within (1998), which explored America’s annexation of Hawaii.
He is the author of Catch a Wave, A Nation Within, and The Island Edge of America, as well as numerous
newspaper and magazine articles.
Robert Bates directed the filming of the warmly acclaimed historical re-creations in The First Battle.
He also consulted on the script, edited the film, and designed the soundtrack. He is president of an independent production company,
Anagram Pictures, which owns a state–of–the–art editing and sound mixing facility. He is currently developing
a motion picture. |
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