Little Tokyo Goes Nuclear: Three Decades at the Atomic Cafe

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Little Tokyo Goes Nuclear: Three Decades at the Atomic Cafe by Alison Minami

Directed by Fran de Leon

Tucked away in Little Tokyo, The Atomic Cafe served as a sanctuary for punk rockers from 1946 until 1989. Through all that time, the café was the communal space for hard decisions, farewells, homecomings, and community.

In Little Tokyo Goes Nuclear: Three Decades at the Atomic Cafe, follow the fictional story of Troy and Kei over the course of 3 decades (1960s-1980s). Experience the change and growth of human relationships amidst racial tensions, wars abroad, and an emerging reparations movement for Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII. Each visit marked by the aroma of chashu and the sounds of punk rock.

Little Tokyo Goes Nuclear: Three Decades at the Atomic Cafe de Alison Minami

Dirigido por Fran de Leon

Escondido en Little Tokyo, The Atomic Cafe sirvió como santuario para los rockeros punk desde 1946 hasta 1989. Durante todo ese tiempo, el café fue el espacio común para decisiones difíciles, despedidas, regresos a casa y comunidad. 

En Little Tokyo Goes Nuclear: Three Decades at the Atomic Cafe, sigue la historia ficticia de Troy y Kei a lo largo de tres décadas (décadas de 1960 a 1980). Vive el cambio y el crecimiento de las relaciones humanas en medio de tensiones raciales, guerras en el extranjero y un movimiento de reparación emergente para los estadounidenses de origen japonés encarcelados durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Cada visita marcada por el aroma del chashu y los sonidos del punk rock.

Location

Wednesday, February 26 from 6-7:30PM
Robert Louis Stevenson Library – 803 Spence St. Los Angeles, CA 90023

Saturday, March 1 from 2-3:30PM 
Malabar Library – 2801 Wabash Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90033 

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