 | Wings of Defeatby Risa Morimoto and Linda Hoaglund They were Japan’s Divine Wind Special Attack Unit, or Kamikaze tokkōtai, and 4,000 of them — some still in their teens — died in a futile effort to turn the tide of a war already lost. Little known outside of Japan, a few Kamikaze survived. Now old men, they must reconcile their guilt with their gratitude for the unexpected gift of a full life. Independent Lens |
 | Witnesses to a Secret Warby Deborah Dickson Witnesses to a Secret War tells the stories of three generations of Hmong refugees as they struggle with their personal and political legacies. Global Voices |
 | Xmas Without Chinaby Alicia Dwyer and Tom Xia Tom Xia emigrated from mainland China to California at age eight. A series of Chinese toy recalls forces Tom's neighbors, the Joneses, to have their son tested for lead poisoning. With China's assent to world superpower status heating up American fears, Tom challenges the Joneses to make it through the Christmas season without any Chinese products, beginning a journey to find American identity amongst all the American media hype, Chinese nationalist propaganda, and cultural misunderstandings. |
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