Robert A. Nakamura
Biography
Robert Akira Nakamura (July 5, 1936 – June 11, 2025) was an American filmmaker and teacher, sometimes referred to as "the Godfather of Asian American media". In 1970, he cofounded Visual Communications (VC), the oldest community-based Asian Pacific American media arts organization in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert A. Nakamura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Third Act
Manzanar
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Words, Weavings, and Songs
Pieces of a Dream
Looking Like the Enemy
Pilgrimage
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
Chinatown 2-Step
Something Strong Within
Mississippi Triangle
Cruisin' J-Town
A Song For Ourselves
To Be Me, Tony Quon
Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto