Reviews
"Emiko Omori's wrenching first-person look at the U.S. internment of Japanese American men, women and children during World War II probes far deeper than other documentaries on the subject, revealing painful fissures within the Japanese [American] community that still have not fully healed."
-The Wall Street Journal
-The Wall Street Journal
"I can say without qualification that this film may well be the most important film to come out of the Japanese American Internment experience..."
-Mitsuye Yamada, Associate Professor, Asian American studies, UC Irvine
-Mitsuye Yamada, Associate Professor, Asian American studies, UC Irvine
"Rabbit in the Moon is both personal and political. It focuses on the loss of civil rights for some 120,000 Japanese-Americans... and also on the toll the camps took on the individuals imprisoned."
-Claudia Dreifus, The New York Times
-Claudia Dreifus, The New York Times
"Rabbit in the Moon is a most exciting and important documentary focusing on the extremely complex issues facing the Japanese American community during WWII. It raises crucial moral and political questions regarding belief and behavior within any group that faces injustice."
-Franklin S. Odo, Counselor to the Provost, Smithsonian Institute
-Franklin S. Odo, Counselor to the Provost, Smithsonian Institute
"Rabbit in the Moon is arguably the most comprehensive and lamenting documentary yet on the internment..."
-Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times
-Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times
"It has moved me like no book could ever do. The haunting images actually put a face on all the histories I have read so far... To say that this documentary is powerful would be an understatement. There must be a better word to describe the emotions that this film evokes, even for someone who is not Japanese American."
-Amy Chen, 11th grade student
-Amy Chen, 11th grade student
"Weaving together eyewitness testimony, government propaganda films, home movies by internees, haunting images of the present-day remains of the camps and a plethora of documentation, she shows how the internment policy ripped apart families, divided generations, and uprooted cultural traditions."
-Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix
-Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix
"Ms. Omori's stunning film is compounded of hard truths about an ugly reality... a film that deserves to be not only widely viewed, but also vigorously and rigorously debated."
-Arthur A. Hansen, Professor of History, Cal State Fullerton
-Arthur A. Hansen, Professor of History, Cal State Fullerton
"What a powerful film. I strongly believe in keeping the memory of internment alive so that future generations can continue to be educated and so that 'we' will never forget."
-Patsy T. Mink, Congresswoman, Second District, Hawaii
-Patsy T. Mink, Congresswoman, Second District, Hawaii
"You have given me an incredible resource to enrich my curriculum. I found it moving, informative and appropriate for high school students."
-David De Hart, History Dept., Albany High School
-David De Hart, History Dept., Albany High School