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Later, he is shown working with other Asian American writers/editors on a new literary anthology (that will be published as\n  \n   Aiiieeeee!: An Anthology of Asian American Writers\n  \n  ), at work teaching at Southern Oregon University and walking among the ruins at the\n  \n   Tule Lake\n  \n  site. Between the poetry, Inada talks about his upbringing in Fresno where he related more to Chicano and African American classmates than to Japanese Americans, his family background, and the impact of wartime incarceration. No director, producer or writer is listed in the film's credits, but Alan Kondo is credited as the director on the Visual Communications website and other sources. The title comes from one of Inada's poems.","url_title":"... 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Through interviews with former inmates—particularly Bacon Sakatani—and local residents and experts, she provides an overview of the mass removal and incarceration and of life at Heart Mountain. We also see LaDonna Zall, acting curator at the\n  \n   Heart Mountain Interpretive Center\n  \n  , lead tour of the site as it is today. 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