1 online resource (1 video file (66 minutes)) : sound, color and black and white
Summary
ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 is a documentary feature film about the false information and political influences which led to the World War ll incarceration of Japanese Americans. The film exposes the lies used to justify the decision and the cover-up that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. ALTERNATIVE FACTS also examines the parallels to the current climate of fear, targeting of immigrant and religious communities, and similar attempts to abuse the powers of the government. *"what the documentary does brilliantly is to clearly and concisely show the legal battles at the heart of American democracy" - Jason Maher, **VCinema***
Note
Description based on DVD version record; title from title frames (viewed September 9, 2020) Interviewees: Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, Dale Minami, Don Tamaki, Mika Osaki, Joseph Tsuboi, Christen Sasaki, Bill Yenne, Mark Zauderer, Peter Irons, James Rowe III, Neal Katyal.
Language Note
In English.
Time and Place of Event
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2018.
System Details Note
Streaming Video
Available in Other Form
DVD version: ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066. New Day Films, 2018
