Although it seems that this Watermelon Sushi World blog has been hijacked by the War Brides of Japan documentary, neither one could happen without the other.
Before we could tell the story of two mixed-race sisters in our narrative film Watermelon Sushi, we first needed to explain how they came to be. So we reached back to tell their mother’s story in War Brides of Japan and, in our telling, discovered many other women like her—Japanese women who married American servicemen during the Occupation of post-WWII Japan.
To keep the momentum going until we complete post production of the documentary, we’d like to show off some of our donors. If you’re a donor and would like to see yourself here, please email us a photo.
Meanwhile, we offer our readers a peek at the beautiful people below without whom we could not be making this film.
By the way, we're still accepting donations at our Network for Good page.
And please check out our War Brides of Japan links following these photos.
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| Barbara Speares, right |
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| Tess Gerould |
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| Vera Zambonelli, Hawaiian Women in Filmmaking in Honolulu |
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| Dale Head, left, in Wai'anae |
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| writer Gil Asakawa, right, with his wife in Honolulu |
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| realtor Paz Cateil in Kapolei |
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| Ray Tabata, left, in Shinagawa |
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| Naito family at T's vegan restaurant in Tokyo |
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| artivist Lenore Chinn in her San Francisco studio |
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| jewelry designer Janet Sorrentino in Kirkland |
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| tekkie Eric Gould, right, in Pioneer Square Seattle |
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| tekkie Kareem Hadee in Pike Place Market Seattle |
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| Silvia Benton, left, at Peanut Sauce in Tacoma |
War Brides of Japan videos:
youtube 88.1 FM interview
youtube behind the scenes production trailer
vimeo behind the scenes production trailer
youtube pre-production trailer
vimeo pre-production trailer
youtube v.2
youtube v.1
youtube 88.1 FM interview
youtube behind the scenes production trailer
vimeo behind the scenes production trailer
youtube pre-production trailer
vimeo pre-production trailer
youtube v.2
youtube v.1
War Brides of Japan websites:
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War Brides of Japan in the news:
War Brides of Japan on Facebook:
War Brides of Japan on LinkedIn:
War Brides of Japan on Twitter:
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War Brides of Japan blogs:
A War Bride's artwork:
Until June, I will always be...
Your Hip Hapa,
Yayoi
