“The Crystal City”

“The Crystal City” (2018, 13 min.) by Kenya Gillespie. From 1942-1948 in the remote desert town of Crystal City, Texas, the U.S. government operated a little-known WWII internment camp, which held Japanese, German, and Italian prisoners from the U.S. and Latin America.

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Family Histories

Younger generations rediscover the struggle faced by those who came before them in this program of shorts exploring family history. By retracing their journeys, they gain a better appreciation of the power of storytelling.