AEMS News and Reviews: Summer 2012 (Issue: #45)

Londo, Bill

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Title

AEMS News and Reviews: Summer 2012 (Issue: #45)

Author(s)

Londo, Bill

Contributor(s)

• Chan, Shelley W.
• Atkins, Taylor
• SturtzSreetharan, Cindi L.

Issue Date

2012-06-01

Keyword(s)

AEMS News and Reviews

Date of Ingest

2025-07-31T11:10:49-05:00

Geographic Coverage

• China
• Japan
• Brazil

Abstract

The Summer 2012 issue of AEMS News and Reviews explores the complex intersections of identity, propaganda, performance, and migration across East Asia and Latin America through three compelling documentaries. "Making Mao" (China) delves into how propaganda art was instrumental in constructing Mao Zedong's enduring image as both a divine and political figure. "Die for Japan" (Japan) introduces audiences to kamishibai, a form of Japanese street theater that combined traditional storytelling with mass media to influence young minds in wartime. "A Grandpa from Brazil" (Japan/Brazil) follows a 92-year-old Japanese émigré on his annual return from Brazil to Japan, offering a poignant lens on the experiences of Brazilian Nikkeijin and the transnational ties that bind diaspora communities. Together, these films examine how art, memory, and migration shape and reflect cultural and political realities across generations and borders.

Publisher

Asian Educational Media Service

Series/Report Name or Number

Issue: #45

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

newsletter

Language

eng

Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies

Owning Collections