“Lil Tokyo Reporter” and “A Rebel’s Outcry”

When: Sunday, October 9 @ 1:00 p.m.

Place: Virtual program

Speaker: Jeffery Gee Chin and special guests

Business Meeting: 2:00 p.m. or after program

Program:

The short film Lil Tokyo Reporter, celebrating its 10^th anniversary, will be shown virtually on Sunday, October 9 at 1:00 p.m. by Greater L.A. JACL. Academy Award winner Chris Tashima stars as activist Issei Sei Fujii set in 1935 in Los Angeles. Sei Fujii, founder of Kashu Mainichi, was a proactive advocate who accomplished much for the Japanese American community, including overturning the Alien Land Law in 1952.

After the film, Director of Lil Tokyo Reporter, Jeffery Gee Chin, and special guests will talk about the recently released and award-winning A Rebel’s Outcry, an illustrated biography of Sei Fujii published by Little Tokyo Historical Society.

For Zoom link to the film and program, email Louise at greaterlajacl@gmail.com