the cats of mirikitani

last night we watched the cats of mirikitani, a doco about jimmy tsutomo mirikitani, a california-born japanese-american artist who grew up in hiroshima, returned to the states and was locked up in world war II internment camps, and was living homeless on the streets of new york when filmmaker linda hattendorf met him in early 2001. mirikitani's art includes images of the camp in tule lake, california, where he was incarcerated during the war, and the 9/11 attack on the twin towers. as of april last year, at least, he was still living. thanks to calvin for sharing this with us!