Minority youth : Akira

Duration: 0:15:35

Genre: Educational | Ethnographic | Historical

Year Published: 1971

Creator: BFA Educational Media: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Depicts the conflicts of a Japanese-American youth who is torn between the Japanese culture of his parents and the culture of his peers in the United States. Portrays the relationship between the boy and his parents in various situations such as camping, dining, and talking. Recounts the hardships his parents endured in the United States during World War II and reveals the mutual respect between father and son.

Complete Record: , Depicts the conflicts of a Japanese-American youth who is torn between the Japanese culture of his parents and the culture of his peers in the United States. Portrays the relationship between the boy and his parents in various situations such as camping, dining, and talking. Recounts the hardships his parents endured in the United States during World War II and reveals the mutual respect between father and son.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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