“Beautifully photographed”
Gaye LeBaron,
The Press Democrat Columnist

“Powerful lessons for students today. It should be shown in every classroom.”
Rosalyn Tonai,
National Japanese American Historical Society

A new film by award-winning director Lina Hoshino featured on KRCB Public Television (Northern California) during the Asian Heritage Month.

Before World War II, historic Enmanji Buddhist Temple in the rural town of Sebastopol was the center of Japanese community in Sonoma County. During the war, the temple was locked up while the Japanese families in the area were forcibly incarcerated. Anti-Japanese sentiment ran high. This inspiring film tells a little-known story of young people who put their bodies on the line to protect Enmanji Temple from being destroyed by hate-motivated arson and vandalisms.

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