Nisei Echo: The Legacy Unfolds

Nisei Echo: The Legacy Unfolds is a poetic short film that traces the emotional and historic journey of the Nisei — second-generation Japanese Canadians — whose lives were shaped by migration, identity, and resilience. Through evocative narration, archival imagery, and present-day storytelling, the film unveils a legacy often buried in silence and transformed by courage. From the hardships of internment to the quiet strength of rebuilding, it captures generations of memory now carried forward through art, spoken word, and community voices. Nisei Echo invites viewers to witness a narrative that is deeply personal yet profoundly collective — where history breathes, and echoes find their rightful place.