Why is preparing fish a political act? : poetry of Janice Mirikitani / [producer/director/writer], Russell Leong.

San Francisco Bay Area poet Janice Mirikitani gives personal reflections on her experiences as a Japanese-American woman. Observations are interspersed with readings of her own poetry which reflect her cultural experiences. Includes a segment on her work with the homeless at Glide Memorial Church in...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Asian American Telecommunications Association
Other Authors: Leong, Russell
Mirikitani, Janice
Language:English
Subjects:
Mirikitani, Janice.
American literature > Japanese American authors.
Japanese American women > California > San Francisco.
Japanese American poetry.
Glide Memorial United Methodist Church (San Francisco, Calif.)
Japanese American women.
California > San Francisco.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Literary readings.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Genre:
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Literary readings.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (18 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Poetry of Janice Mirikitani
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
San Francisco Bay Area poet Janice Mirikitani gives personal reflections on her experiences as a Japanese-American woman. Observations are interspersed with readings of her own poetry which reflect her cultural experiences. Includes a segment on her work with the homeless at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco.
Note:Digitized for preservation purposes from VHS version published by National Asian American Telecommunications Association in 1991.
"All poetry from Awake in the river [and] Shedding silence"--Closing frames.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3563.I696 Z477 1991a VideoDVD
Credits:Photographer, Ying Ming Tu ; music, Glenn Horiuchi.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R), all regions, NTSC format.
Participant or Performer:
Janice Mirikitani.