CARPINTERIA VALLEY MUSEUM OF HISTORY
956 Maple Avenue | Carpinteria, California 93013 | 805.684.3112
CIVIL LIBERTIES DOCUMENTARY FILM
Voces: Civil Liberties Injustices in Carpinteria is a documentary film the explores the connections between the incarceration of Japanese Americans and the Mexican American community of Carpinteria during the 1940s. The film features archival photographs and audio from the Museum's collection, new additions to the Museum's photography collection from the Fukasawa, Ota, and Satow families of Carpinteria, and contemporary interviews with Carpinterians who experienced civil liberties injustices. This project was funded by a California Civil Liberties Program grant through the California State Library.
23 Video Oral Histories Recorded
Throughout the course of the film project, twenty-three individuals were interviewed on camera. Each individual recounted their experiences during the World War II period or discussed family memories, providing rich and vivid documentation of the ways in which civil liberties injustices were interwoven with their everyday lives in Carpinteria.
1,000 Photographs Digitized
Through generous donations by the Bates, Fukasawa, Ota, and Satow families, the museum digitized 1,000 photographs and negatives from the 1930s through the 1950s. Many of the photographs depict life in Japanese internment camps (also known as relocation centers) and Carpinteria pre- and post-World War II. Look through a selection of photographs from the project.
70+ Hours of Archival Oral Histories Digitized
The Museum's oral history collection is comprised of 300+ hours of audio stored on cassette tapes. Now, the oral history collection index is searchable and 70+ hours of audio are available for listening. Newly digitized interviews are being added to the website as soon as they are available.
1 Documentary Film
Voces: Civil Liberties Injustices in Carpinteria explores civil liberties injustices in Carpinteria during the World War II period. The film follows Japanese and Japanese-American families from Carpinteria as they faced forced relocation to internment camps and then worked to rebuild their lives and livelihoods post-World War II. Throughout the film, the intersection of Japanese and Mexican community experiences is revealed. Explore the film and dig deeper into key themes of the project.
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Advisors & Collaborators
Thank you to all of the individuals and organizations who generously gave time, expertise, and family stories to this project. Neil Ablitt, Stephen Bates, Margaret Sanchez-Burkey, Dr. S. Jim Campos, Dave Durflinger, Gary Dyo, Tommy Dyo, Chris Ervin, John Fukasawa Jr., Paul Fukasawa, Dr. Jesus Gonzales, Leo Martinez, Mary Lobero Moreno, Wade Nomura, Conchita Castillo Ordaz, Marsha Ota, Marvin Ota, Mary Ota, Lou Panizzon, Marty Panizzon, Larry Rodriguez, Mary Saito, Fumio Satow, Joe Vasquez, Alice Saragosa Vazquez, Joe Velasquez Jr., and Wendy Yanagihara.
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Carpinteria Community Library
Carpinteria Cultural Foundation
Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public History, California State University, Fullerton
Manzanar National Historic Site
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Filmmaker: Brent Winebrenner
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Voces: Civil Liberties Injustices in Carpinteria was funded by a California Civil Liberties Program grant through the California State Library.