1/6 This scene from #LadyandtheTramp inspired 2 stanzas from my #poem "#Sightseeing" (excerpted here), which I discussed w @SsesangaDennis during the lastest #PoetsandMuses episode (soundcloud.com/poetsandmuses/…).
While researching 4 the @Disney image, I learned abt #WillieIto,
While researching 4 the @Disney image, I learned abt #WillieIto,
2/6 a survivor of the #internmentofJapaneseAmericans during #WWII, who drew this #iconicspaghettikissingscene (abc7.com/entertainment/…).
While the film contains its own issues in its #negativeportrayalsofimmigrants "Willie said he always felt safe here with his fellow artists -
While the film contains its own issues in its #negativeportrayalsofimmigrants "Willie said he always felt safe here with his fellow artists -
3/6 never hiding who he was or where he came from." & that he felt free & comforted 2 talk abt his #internmentcampexperience w his @Disney colleagues.
While both #LadyandtheTramp & my #poem "#Sightseeing" draw attention 2 #economicandsocialinequities (film.avclub.com/lady-and-the-t…) in
While both #LadyandtheTramp & my #poem "#Sightseeing" draw attention 2 #economicandsocialinequities (film.avclub.com/lady-and-the-t…) in
4/6 #America, the story of #WillieIto shows the inexorable link bet #immigrantheritage & #Americana, especially that of people some have ignorantly deemed undesirable or a threat to this country.
In this respect, we can certainly learn a valuable lesson from #Uganda, which hosts
In this respect, we can certainly learn a valuable lesson from #Uganda, which hosts
5/6 >1 million refugees, the #largestrefugeepopulation in #Africa, abt which you can hear @poetsandmuses guest #GideonMugay chat w me (soundcloud.com/poetsandmuses/…).
This is something to remember as the #irresponsibleactions of a few are sending 10s of thousands #fleeingfortheirlives
This is something to remember as the #irresponsibleactions of a few are sending 10s of thousands #fleeingfortheirlives
@threadreaderapp Please #unroll.
