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| POLITICS
OF PLATE LUNCH (1997) |
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| SYNOPSIS |
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POLITICS OF PLATE LUNCH is a penetrating yet tender look beneath
the "island paradise" to explore the inter-ethnic
and multigenerational complexities of contemporary Hawaii.
The plate lunch—a combination of food from different
countries—is a metaphor for the rich ethnic diversity
of Hawaii. |
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While
one person states, "We joke about being Portagee or
Pake or Buddhahead" another remembers being called
a "f-ing haole" and asking, "What's a haole?"
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| Americans
of Japanese ancestry have a dual legacy—as great civil
libertarians who helped democratize Hawaii and later as part
of the vast state bureaucracy. Neither the oppressed nor the
oppressor, fourth and fifth generations are facing an increasingly
complex environment. While standing on a triumphant past,
how will they imagine the future? |
| FEATURING:
Brother Noland, Glen Grant, Mari Matsuda, Liane Nomura, Mark
Santoki, Eric Yamamoto |
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| EXHIBITION
HISTORY |
| "From
Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural
Hawaii" |
| Lyman
House Museum, 2000 |
| Smithsonian
Institution, 1999 |
| Bishop
Museum, Honolulu, 1997—1998 |
| Getty
Research Institute, 1997 |
| Japanese
American National Museum, 1998 |
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| PRODUCTION
CREDITS |
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Produced
and Written by KAREN L. ISHIZUKA
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| Directed
by ROBERT A. NAKAMURA |
| Music
composed and performed by DAN KURAMOTO |
| Editor:
JUSTIN LIN |
| 20 minutes.
Color |
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