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The 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 film tells a little-known story of young white Christian teenagers who put their bodies on the line to protect Enmanji Temple from hate-related arson and vandalism.
Enmanji Buddhist Temple (Sebastopol, Calif.) Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 Japanese Americans--History 20th century Buddhist temples--History Sebastopol (Calif.)--History 20th century United States California Sonoma Sebastopol
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