Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have a special screening at the Prim Theater in Reno, Nevada on Thursday, February 19, 2026.

Courtesy of JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal.

In recognition of the 84th anniversary of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, join Nevada Humanities and the Reno chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League for a special screening of Tadashi Nakamura’s film Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement—a documentary that chronicles the life of Los Angeles-born artist, dancer, singer, author, and activist Nobuko Miyamoto, who was sent to the Santa Anita temporary detention center when she was only two years old.

Free admission. Tickets required; reserve your tickets here.

This acclaimed documentary, Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement a coproduction of the Japanese American National Museum's Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal.

Directed by Tadashi Nakamura and Quyên Nguyen-Le, this sweeping documentary that follows the life of visionary artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian America forever. After decades of groundbreaking cultural work that unites communities and sets the bar for Asian American storytelling, Miyamoto reflects on a life that has bridged coasts, industries, families, and history.

Still of Nobuko Miyamoto from Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement.
Courtesy of JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal.