Leap Of Faith: How Enmanji Temple Was Saved

Leap Of Faith How Enmanji Temple Was Saved DVD VIDEO DOCUMENTARY Buddhist SEALED Type: Movie Platform: DVD Publisher: Many Threads Media: DVD HOW ENMANJI TEMPLE WAS SAVEDAWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR LINA HOSHINOThe historic Enmanji Buddhist Temple in the rural town of Sebastopol is a place of worship as well as the center of the Japanese community in Sonoma County. During WWII, the temple was closed while the Japanese families in the area were forcibly incarcerated. Anti-Japanese sentiment ran high. This inspiring film tells a little-known story of young people who put their bodies on the line to protect Enmanji Temple from being destroyed by hate-motivated arson and vandalism. Broadcast on PBS station KRCB. LENGTH: 18 MINUTES, CLOSED CAPTIONED, JAPANESE SUBTITLE"A GEM OF A STORY!" - Gwyn Kirk, Co-Author Women's Lives: Multicultural Perspectives"BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED" - Gaye LeBaron, The Press Democrat ColumnistNational Japanese American Historical SocietyFor DVD Player (North America