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Film Screenings

Premiere Screening—One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center

wayne collins sitting at desk full of papers

Film Screenings

Premiere Screening—One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center

About the Event

Join filmmaker Sharon Yamato for the premiere of her new film, One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center, narrated by George Takei. A conversation with George TakeiSharon YamatoWayne Merrill Collins, and Brian Niiya will follow the screening.

Yamato’s documentary, One Fighting Irishman, tells the story of attorney Wayne M. Collins whose uncompromising defense of the Constitution drove him to spend years representing over 5,000 of the most maligned Japanese Americans who renounced their American citizenship under duress while imprisoned at the Tule Lake Segregation Center during World War II.

Included in price of admission (General $16, Students/Seniors $9, Members FREE)

Saturday, Oct 28, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

Tateuchi Democracy Forum

Japanese American National Museum

100 North Central Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90012

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About the Event

Join filmmaker Sharon Yamato for the premiere of her new film, One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center, narrated by George Takei. A conversation with George TakeiSharon YamatoWayne Merrill Collins, and Brian Niiya will follow the screening.

Yamato’s documentary, One Fighting Irishman, tells the story of attorney Wayne M. Collins whose uncompromising defense of the Constitution drove him to spend years representing over 5,000 of the most maligned Japanese Americans who renounced their American citizenship under duress while imprisoned at the Tule Lake Segregation Center during World War II.

A sepia-colored Wayne M. Collins against a purple background depicting Tule Lake Segregation Center, the title "One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center" in a white typewriter font at the top of the image.

About the film:

One Fighting Irishman tells the story of San Francisco attorney Wayne M. Collins whose uncompromising defense of the Constitution drove him to spend twenty-three years representing over 5,000 of the most maligned Japanese Americans who renounced their American citizenship under duress while imprisoned at the Tule Lake Segregation Center during World War II, were vilified by the government and press, and were shunned by their community for their so-called disloyalty. Takei’s mother, an American citizen forced to renounce her citizenship, was assisted by Collins, preventing the family’s deportation and loss of citizenship.

Running time: 30 minutes

Not rated (profanity, violence, adult themes, etc.). Parental discretion advised.

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