White Plains Public Library AAPI Month Film: "Baseball Behind Barbed Wire"
Sat, May 03
|White Plains Public Library
Over 120,000 Japanese and Japanese American U.S. citizens on the west coast were forcibly removed to U. S. Internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This interesting 32 minute film show how playing baseball helped them get through this very difficult time.
Time & Location
May 03, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Ave, White Plains, NY 10601, USA
About the Event
Celebrate Asian American Heritage Month by exploring a powerful yet often overlooked chapter of history through Baseball Behind Barbed Wire. This compelling documentary reveals how baseball provided hope when 125,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of which were US Citizens, were unjustly incarcerated and stripped of their rights, homes and dignity during WWII. Experience their resilience, courage and determination through the unexpected yet uplifting lens of America’s pastime.
After the screening there will be an engaging and insightful panel conversation featuring Japanese American activists Takeshi Furumoto and Suki Terada Ports. Furomoto was born in an internment camp, and Ports grew up in New York City where her mother was under house arrest by the FBI during WWII.
Saturday, May 3rd
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
White Plains Public Library
100 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Register on this site or by emailing aduffy@whiteplainsny.gov