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"body": "<div class=\"mw-parser-output\">\n <div id=\"databox-Films\" style=\"display:none;\">\n <p>\n Title:Honor Bound: A Personal Journey;\nDate:1995; \nGenre:Documentary;\nReleased:;\nDirector:Joan Saffa;\nProducer:Joan Saffa;\nWriter:Wendy Hanamura;\nScreenplay:;\nStory:;\nBasedOn:;\nNarrator:;\nStarring:Richard Furukawa (interviewee); Lawrence Fujii (interviewee); Lou Haddad (interviewee); James Hanley (interviewee); Tak Hashimura (interviewee); Howard Hanamura (interviewee); Hideo Higa (interviewee); Sam Ikari (interviewee); Jacob Jitchaku (interviewee); Masami \"Casey\" Kasadate (interviewee); Genro Kashiwa (interviewee); Ben Kitagawa (interviewee); Art Koura (interviewee); Paul Matsumoto (interviewee); Toshio Nakahara (interviewee); Ken Nihei (interviewee); Eric Saul (interviewee); Feb Yokoi (interviewee);\nMusic:Gary Remal Malkin;\nCinematography:Duane Poquis;\nEditing:Terry Kane Chinn;\nStudio:Flower Village Films;\nDistributor:;\nRuntime:55 minutes;\nCountry:;\nLanguage:;\nBudget:;\nGross:;\nIMDBLink:\n <a class=\"external free offsite\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3158356/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3158356/\n </a>\n ;\nTrailerLink:;\n </p>\n </div>\n <div class=\"floatright\">\n </div>\n <div class=\"rgonly\">\n <!--\"rgdatabox-CoreDisplay\" removed-->\n <div id=\"rgdatabox-Core\" style=\"display:none;\">\n <p>\n RGMediaType:films;\nTitle:Honor Bound: A Personal Journey;\nCreators:;\nInterestLevel:Grades 9-12; Adult;\nReadingLevel:;\nGuidedReadingLevel:;\nLexile:;\nTheme:Heroism - real or perceived; Power of the past;\nGenre:Documentary;\nPoV:Japanese American father and daughter; Nisei veterans;\nRelatedEvents:;\nAvailability:Available;\nFreeWebVersion:No;\nPrimarySecondary:;\nHasTeachingAids:Yes;\nWarnings:NR (Not Rated);\nDenshoTopic:;\nGeography:United States; France;\nChronology:1920s-1940s; 1990s;\nFacility:;\n </p>\n </div>\n </div>\n <p>\n Documentary film that tells the story of the\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/442nd_Regimental_Combat_Team\" title=\"442nd Regimental Combat Team\">\n 442nd Regimental Combat Team\n </a>\n through the story of one soldier, Haruo Howard \"Howe\" Hanamura, and his daughter, television reporter Wendy Hanamura, who travel to Europe in October 1944 for 50th anniversary ceremonies of the liberation of Bruyeres and Biffontaine by the 442nd. The film was produced by the\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/National_Japanese_American_Historical_Society\" title=\"National Japanese American Historical Society\">\n National Japanese American Historical Society\n </a>\n (NJAHS) and KPIX, San Francisco, where Wendy Hanamura was a news reporter. After debuting on KPIX on March 5, 1995, it went on to be shown on over 100 PBS stations.\n </p>\n <p>\n The project originated with the elder Hanamura's writing of his memoir, which he shared with his daughter, who was also inspired to tell his story for the sake of her then toddler son. Though initially reluctant to be a part of the project, Howe agreed after she attended an L Company reunion on Las Vegas, where his old friends willingly shared their experiences with Wendy. After getting the support of KPIX and NJAHS, she also spearheaded fundraising efforts for the approximately $350,000 project.\n </p>\n <p>\n The film tells the story of Howe Hanamura, starting with his childhood in Alameda, California, where he grew up in a family of four. After graduating from UC Berkeley in 1941, he was working in a warehouse when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and was subsequently drafted, eventually becoming a part of the 442nd upon its formation in 1943. Meanwhile, he family was forcibly removed from their home and eventually incarcerated at the\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/Topaz\" title=\"Topaz\">\n Topaz\n </a>\n , Utah concentration camp. Interviews with fellow L Company members reveal the initial conflicts between\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/Buddhahead\" title=\"Buddhahead\">\n Buddhaheads\n </a>\n from Hawai'i and mainland\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/Kotonk\" title=\"Kotonk\">\n Kotonks\n </a>\n in basic training. The film then follows the unit's progress through Europe, juxtaposing interviews and historic footage with the Hanamuras' efforts to search out the sights of key battles in the present. Through the focus on one individual's story, Wendy Hanamura hoped to tell the larger story; as she told 442nd veterans at their 53rnd anniversary, \"although it is the story of my father, I really hoped that in his personal remembrances, there would be something very universal, something that spoke to each one of you and each time of your experiences.\"\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 <p>\n Historian and film scholar Jun Xing cites\n <i>\n Honor Bound\n </i>\n as an important example of the \"Personal Diary/Family Portrait\" subgenre of Asian American documentaries, calling it \"touching and emotional.\"\n <sup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-2\">\n <a class=\"\" href=\"#cite_note-2\">\n [2]\n </a>\n </sup>\n </p>\n <p>\n <i>\n Honor Bound\n </i>\n was premiered at a San Francisco screening on February 23, 1995, prior to its television debut. Along with a study guide, NJAHS and Hanamura donated a copy of the film to every public library in California.\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 <i>\n <a class=\"encyc rg\" href=\"/wiki/Journey of Honor (film)/\" title=\"Journey of Honor (film)\">\n Journey of Honor\n </a>\n </i>\n (2001);\n <i>\n <a class=\"encyc rg\" href=\"/wiki/Citizen Tanouye (film)/\" title=\"Citizen Tanouye (film)\">\n Citizen Tanouye\n </a>\n </i>\n (2005);\n <i>\n <a class=\"encyc rg\" href=\"/wiki/Honor and Sacrifice: The Roy Matsumoto Story (film)/\" title=\"Honor and Sacrifice: The Roy Matsumoto Story (film)\">\n Honor & Sacrifice: The Roy Matsumoto Story\n </a>\n </i>\n (2013)\n </p>\n <div id=\"RelatedArticlesDisplay\">\n <div class=\"section\" id=\"Related_Articles\">\n <h2>\n <span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Related_Articles\">\n Related Articles\n </span>\n </h2>\n <div class=\"section_content\">\n <p class=\"mw-empty-elt\">\n </p>\n <div id=\"RelatedArticlesSectionDisplay\">\n <div class=\"section\" id=\"\">\n <h3>\n <span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"\">\n </span>\n </h3>\n <div class=\"section_content\">\n <p class=\"mw-empty-elt\">\n </p>\n <ul>\n <li>\n <a class=\"encyc notrg\" href=\"https://encyclopedia.densho.org/wiki/Dramatic_films/videos_on_incarceration\" title=\"Dramatic films/videos on incarceration\">\n Dramatic films/videos on incarceration\n </a>\n </li>\n </ul>\n </div>\n </div>\n </div>\n </div>\n </div>\n </div>\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 Chinen, Karleen. \"Honor Bound.\"\n <i>\n Hawaii Herald\n </i>\n , May 19, 1995, A-12–13.\n </p>\n <p>\n ———. \"442 Veterans Observe 53rd Anniversary,\"\n <i>\n Hawaii Herald\n </i>\n , Apr. 19, 1996, A-8.\n </p>\n <p>\n Nakao, Annie. \"\n <a class=\"external text offsite\" href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-nisei-vet-recalls-a-war-on-two-fronts-3150323.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n A Nisei Vet Recalls a War on Two Fronts\n </a>\n ,\"\n <i>\n San Francisco Chronicle\n </i>\n , Feb. 23, 1995.\n </p>\n <p>\n Xing, Jun.\n <i>\n Asian America Through the Lens: History, Representation, and Identities\n </i>\n . Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, 1998.\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 Karleen Chinen, \"442 Veterans Observe 53rd Anniversary,\"\n <i>\n Hawaii Herald\n </i>\n , Apr. 19, 1996, A-8.\n </span>\n </li>\n <li id=\"cite_note-2\">\n <span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\">\n <a class=\"\" href=\"#cite_ref-2\">\n ↑\n </a>\n </span>\n <span class=\"reference-text\">\n Jun Xing,\n <i>\n Asian America Through the Lens: History, Representation, and Identities\n </i>\n (Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, 1998), 93.\n </span>\n </li>\n </ol>\n </div>\n </div>\n <!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCached time: 20230613175400\nCache expiry: 86400\nDynamic content: false\nComplications: []\nCPU time usage: 0.025 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.033 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 467/1000000\nPost‐expand include size: 10553/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 2854/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 6/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0/100\nUnstrip recursion depth: 0/20\nUnstrip post‐expand size: 777/5000000 bytes\nExtLoops count: 0\n-->\n <!--\nTransclusion expansion time report (%,ms,calls,template)\n100.00% 21.666 1 -total\n 12.66% 2.742 1 Template:RelatedArticles\n 11.91% 2.580 1 Template:Databox-Films\n 10.90% 2.362 1 Template:Reflist\n 10.55% 2.286 1 Template:RGDatabox-Core\n 6.27% 1.358 1 Template:RelatedArticlesSection\n 6.14% 1.330 1 Template:Published\n 6.14% 1.330 1 Template:AuthorByline\n 5.84% 1.265 1 Template:publish-rgonly\n-->\n <!-- Saved in parser cache with key encycmw:pcache:idhash:1840-0!canonical and timestamp 20230613175400 and revision id 28568\n -->\n </div>\n</div>"
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