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Judy last night I watched The Cats of Mirikitani a moving documentary on PBS's Independent Lens. It's about Jimmy Mirikitani, a Japanese-American artist (born in Sacramento and raised in Japan) whose life was torn asunder when his family was interned during World War II. In 2001 he is homeless and bitter, living on the streets of New York City doing nothing but creating art -- much of it "internment art" about his three-and-half years in the wretched internment camps. After the 9/11 attacks, a stranger takes him into his home and a new journey begins ...
Highly recommended! Besides being a wonderful personal tale, it shows how the mentality behind the MCA has destroyed people, families, and lives.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/catsofmirikitani/
