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"body": "<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n <div id=\"databox-Films\" style=\"display:none;\">\n <p>\n Title:Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition;\nDate:2021; \nGenre:;\nReleased:;\nDirector:David C. Schendel;\nProducer:David C. Schendel; Greg Sumner; Elizabeth Nordt;\nWriter:David C. Schendel;\nScreenplay:;\nStory:;\nBasedOn:;\nNarrator:;\nStarring:Sandy Lydon (interviewee); Geoffrey Dunn (interviewee); David Yamada (interviewee); Tim Thomas (interviewee); John Hudson (interviewee); Francis \"Skip\" Lloyd (interviewee); Donna Dormody (interviewee); Donald Tamaki (interviewee); Carlie Short (interviewee); George Kodama (interviewee); William Brodsley (interviewee); Howard Brunn (interviewee); Hiro Manaka (interviewee); Toshiko Uyeda (interviewee); Ann Tsuchiya (interviewee); Noel Umamoto (interviewee); Ed Ricketts, Jr. (interviewee); Yanon Volcani (interviewee); Mike Jones (interviewee); Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts (interviewee); John Durein (interviewee); Anne Ferrante Pickett (interviewee); Pattie Walton (interviewee); Linda Kenny (interviewee); Laura Crivello (interviewee); Sally Calabrese (interviewee); Rosemarie Marsiguerra (interviewee); Deborah Sharp (interviewee); Chris Uchida (interviewee); Kendra McPhee (Una Jeffers); James Lyons (Robinson Jeffers); Greg Sumner (John Steinbeck); Elizabeth Nordt (Toni Jackson); James Rummonds (Mortimer P. Starr); Michael Gomes (mean cannery worker); Florentina Mocanu (Nancy Costello); Alan B. Cruz (sardine fisherman); Emilie Kauffman (mother); Boden Kauffman (baby); David Schendel (Ed Ricketts); Alexandra Roden (Mary Dimaggio); Chris Tabacchi (cannery dude #1); Jorge Madrigal-Magana (guy); Akemi Ito (umbrella ghost);\nMusic:Matt Montgomery; Tom Disher;\nCinematography:John Honoré; Jeremy Widen; Harold Escotet; Cliff Traiman; David Schendel;\nEditing:Jesse Spencer;\nStudio:Schendel Films;\nDistributor:;\nRuntime:64 minutes;\nCountry:;\nLanguage:;\nBudget:;\nGross:;\nIMDBLink:\n <a class=\"external free offsite\" href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7391060/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7391060/\n </a>\n ;\nTrailerLink:;\n </p>\n </div>\n <div class=\"rgonly\">\n <!--\"rgdatabox-CoreDisplay\" removed-->\n <div id=\"rgdatabox-Core\" style=\"display:none;\">\n <p>\n RGMediaType:films;\nTitle:Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition;\nCreators:;\nInterestLevel:Grades 9-12; Adult;\nReadingLevel:;\nGuidedReadingLevel:;\nLexile:;\nTheme:Darkness and light; Importance of community; Power of words;\nGenre:Documentary;\nPoV:Includes perspective of children of those who supported Japanese Americans in 1945;\nRelatedEvents:;\nAvailability:Available;\nFreeWebVersion:;\nPrimarySecondary:;\nHasTeachingAids:No;\nWarnings:;\nDenshoTopic:World War II-Resistance and dissidence-Leaving camp-Returning home [106]; World War II-Resistance and dissidence-Support from the non-Japanese American community [80];\nGeography:Monterey, California;\nChronology:1945;\nFacility:;\n </p>\n </div>\n </div>\n <p>\n Documentary film that tells the story of a petition signed by over four hundred white residents of the Monterey Bay area urging acceptance of\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/Return_to_West_Coast\" title=\"Return to West Coast\">\n returning Japanese Americans\n </a>\n that appeared in the local newspaper in May 1945, claimed to be the only such petition to emerge from any West Coast area.\n </p>\n <p>\n The film begins with the discovery of the petition—along with a copy of a 1938 Monterey\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/Japanese_American_Citizens_League\" title=\"Japanese American Citizens League\">\n JACL\n </a>\n film titled \"The Candid Parade\"—in 2013 at the former JACL Hall in Monterey before profiling a prewar Monterey where Japanese Americans co-existed harmoniously with Italian Americans and other ethnic groups in the fishing and farming industries. But inevitably, the local\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/Nikkei\" title=\"Nikkei\">\n Nikkei\n </a>\n are forcibly removed and incarcerated during World War II. In April 1945, an anti-Japanese ad appeared in the\n <i>\n Monterey Peninsula Herald\n </i>\n , which was traced to a Salinas lawyer named Edward Seifert, who had been active in anti-Japanese circles since the 1930s, with the support of local farmers. In response, local residents wrote many letters in support of the rights of returning Japanese Americans, and eventually launched a petition drive that included such notables as novelist John Steinbeck, marine biologist Ed Ricketts and his common-law wife Toni Jackson Ricketts, and poet Robinson Jeffers. Many children of the signatories recall their parents' and their possible motivations for signing, while Japanese Americans recall the impact of the incarceration and of the petition. Other interviews highlight the parallels with the present and the importance of vigilance against racism and scapegoating. In addition to footage from \"The Candid Parade\" and other archival sources, director David C. Schendel uses actors to recreate key scenes. Original music was composed by Matt Montgomery and Tom Disher.\n </p>\n <p>\n After the discovery of the original petition, the JACL Monterey Heritage Center subsequently began the film project in 2015 under the title \"Profiles in Courage and Compassion.\" The organization hired Schendel in April 2016 and filming began two months later. Additional interviews were filmed in various Monterey locations from October 31 to November 3, 2017. Grants for $10,000 from CA Humanities and the Go For Broke Foundation in June 2016 and for $80,000 from the\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/California_Civil_Liberties_Public_Education_Program\" title=\"California Civil Liberties Public Education Program\">\n California Civil Liberties Public Education Program\n </a>\n in 2020 provided funding for the film.\n <sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-ftnt_ref1_1-0\">\n <a class=\"\" href=\"#cite_note-ftnt_ref1-1\">\n [1]\n </a>\n </sup>\n </p>\n <div id=\"authorByline\">\n <b>\n Authored by\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/Brian_Niiya\" title=\"Brian Niiya\">\n Brian Niiya\n </a>\n , Densho\n </b>\n </div>\n <div id=\"citationAuthor\" style=\"display:none;\">\n Niiya, Brian\n </div>\n <p>\n Might also like\n <a class=\"external text offsite\" href=\"https://resourceguide.densho.org/Leap%20of%20Faith:%20How%20Enmanji%20Temple%20Was%20Saved%20(film)/%7C\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n <i>\n Leap of Faith: How Enmanji Temple Was Saved\n </i>\n </a>\n (2010);\n <a class=\"external text offsite\" href=\"https://resourceguide.densho.org/We'll%20Meet%20Again:%20Children%20of%20WWII%20(film)/%7C\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n <i>\n We'll Meet Again: Children of WWII\n </i>\n </a>\n (2018);\n <a class=\"external text offsite\" href=\"https://resourceguide.densho.org/Days%20of%20Waiting%20(film)/%7C\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n <i>\n Days of Waiting: The Life and Art of Estelle Ishigo\n </i>\n </a>\n (1990)\n </p>\n</div>\n",
"moreinfo": "<div class=\"section\" id=\"For_More_Information\">\n <h2>\n <span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"For_More_Information\">\n For More Information\n </span>\n </h2>\n <div class=\"section_content\">\n <p>\n JACL Monterey Heritage Center website,\n <a class=\"external free offsite\" href=\"https://jaclmonterey.org/mission-statement-heritage-center/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n https://jaclmonterey.org/mission-statement-heritage-center/\n </a>\n .\n </p>\n <p>\n Kashiwagi, Soji. \"Film Details Monterey Citizens' Wartime Support of Japanese American Neighbors.\"\n <i>\n Nichi Bei Weekly\n </i>\n , Oct. 27–Nov. 9, 2022. 19.\n </p>\n </div>\n</div>",
"footnotes": "<div class=\"section\" id=\"Footnotes\">\n <h2>\n <span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Footnotes\">\n Footnotes\n </span>\n </h2>\n <div class=\"section_content\">\n <div class=\"reflist\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n <div class=\"mw-references-wrap\">\n <ol class=\"references\">\n <li id=\"cite_note-ftnt_ref1-1\">\n <span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\">\n <a class=\"\" href=\"#cite_ref-ftnt_ref1_1-0\">\n ↑\n </a>\n </span>\n <span class=\"reference-text\">\n JACL Monterey Heritage Center,\n <a class=\"external free offsite\" href=\"https://jaclmonterey.org/mission-statement-heritage-center/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n https://jaclmonterey.org/mission-statement-heritage-center/\n </a>\n ; Press Release, \"California Civil Liberties Projects Announced,\" June 8, 2020, California State Library,\n <a class=\"external free offsite\" href=\"https://www.library.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2020-06-01-PressRelease-CivilLibertiesProjects.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n https://www.library.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2020-06-01-PressRelease-CivilLibertiesProjects.pdf\n </a>\n , all accessed on Mar. 8, 2022.\n </span>\n </li>\n </ol>\n </div>\n </div>\n <!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCached time: 20230521153429\nCache expiry: 86400\nDynamic content: false\nComplications: []\nCPU time usage: 0.020 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.027 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 417/1000000\nPost‐expand include size: 12259/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 6181/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 5/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0/100\nUnstrip recursion depth: 0/20\nUnstrip post‐expand size: 924/5000000 bytes\nExtLoops count: 0\n-->\n <!--\nTransclusion expansion time report (%,ms,calls,template)\n100.00% 18.508 1 -total\n 13.29% 2.459 1 Template:Databox-Films\n 12.71% 2.352 1 Template:RGDatabox-Core\n 12.22% 2.262 1 Template:Reflist\n 7.19% 1.330 1 Template:AuthorByline\n 7.13% 1.319 1 Template:Published\n 6.81% 1.261 1 Template:publish-rgonly\n-->\n <!-- Saved in parser cache with key encycmw:pcache:idhash:4464-0!canonical and timestamp 20230521153429 and revision id 34976\n -->\n </div>\n</div>"
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