Words, Weavings and Songs (DVD) artprint and censored mail

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Words, Weavings and Songs (DVD) artprint and censored mailProduced and directed by John Esaki. Photographed and edited by Akira Boch. Music by David Iwataki. Wakako Yamauchi, Momo Nagano, and Mary Nomura were three innocent teenaged girlsAmerican citizens living in Los Angeles in 1942when they were sent to concentration camps in remote parts of the country. Behind guard towers and barbed wire their creative spirits remained undauntedtheir lives fortified by art, music and literature. Running time: 34 min.