BECAUSE OF YOU, I AM

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"Because of You, I Am" is a short documentary film about PJ & Roy Hirabayashi, two quietly radical Japanese American taiko drummers who defied traditional cultural expectations in their quest for identity and purpose. Across five decades, they used taiko as a platform to catalyze social change, build community, and champion a new category of Asian American music despite facing the unrelenting challenges of anti-Asian hate, racial injustice, and cultural appropriation.

Credits

Director(s):

Doug Menuez

Producer(s):

Pear Urushima, Marisa Maldonado

Writer(s):

Pear Urushima

Cast:

PJ Hirabayashi, Roy Hirabayashi

Cinematographer(s):

Luke Carquillat

https://youtu.be/yRvQ3Ce3NVg

Presented as Part Of NOBUKO MIYAMOTO: A SONG IN MOVEMENT