Why Giant Robot Skateboarded at Manzanar
Clip: Season 13 Episode 5 | 2m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
For Eric Nakamura, skateboarding Manzanar was a way to recaim a site's dark history.
Sixty years after Japanese Americans were forced into incarceration camps during World War II, Martin Wong and Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot visited Manzanar to reclaim a site that represents an ugly period of American history. Wong, Nakamura and filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña reflect on Giant Robot's visit to Manzanar and what it means today.
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Why Giant Robot Skateboarded at Manzanar
Clip: Season 13 Episode 5 | 2m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Sixty years after Japanese Americans were forced into incarceration camps during World War II, Martin Wong and Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot visited Manzanar to reclaim a site that represents an ugly period of American history. Wong, Nakamura and filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña reflect on Giant Robot's visit to Manzanar and what it means today.
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Giant Robot: Asian Pop Culture and Beyond (Preview)
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Preview: S13 Ep5 | 30s | Giant Robot was a bimonthly magazine that profoundly affected Asian American pop culture. (30s)
Reflecting on Giant Robot's Earliest Zine Issues
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Clip: S13 Ep5 | 3m 46s | Giant Robot founders Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong reflect on the magazine’s first issues. (3m 46s)
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