“Faith and Hope” The Story of Our Nisei Heroes Documentary Screening

World War II introduced Executive Order 9066, an order that forced many Japanese Americans into internment camps, forcefully disrupting many from receiving their college degrees, including APU. Azusa Pacific University Implemented Assembly Bill 37. President Jon Wallace and the Board issued 24 former Nisei ministry students their overdue degrees in a historical reconciliatory graduation ceremony, nearly 70 years after they had their graduations and college careers interrupted by Executive Order 9066.

Learn more about the story of our Nidei heroes in this short, 20-minute documentary. Documentary will be playing from 1-4 p.m. every 20 minutes.

Evelyn Shimazu Yee, M.L.I.S. - Writer and Producer, Azusa Pacific University Karl Morgan, M.A. - Director - Sr. Video Production Manager, Azusa Pacific University. Commentary by Rev. Dr. Kevin Mannoia