Rod Tatsuno, son of Dave Tatsuno, whose home movies of the Topaz internment camp, will give a presentation on his family’s life at the Ketchum, Idaho public library.
At the Topaz relocation center near Delta, Utah, Dave Tatsuno, of San Jose, Calif., managed to sneak in his Bell and Howell 8 millimeter camera and used color film to make home movies of his family. Little did he know that his favorite pastime would not just be a remedy for his family’s suppression, but his films would become a national treasure.
Source: Idaho Mountain Express
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June 8, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Rod Tatsuno
Dave’s grandson Chris Tatsuno was the presentor and emcee for the Warren Miller Film showings in Northern California, Oregon and Arizona during the fall of 2008. He is a big mountain ski competitor during the winters and a river guide in Snowmass, Colorado during the summers. He helmet cams his descents, taking what his grand dad, at age 87, did in depth with scuba diving movies to “new heights” in the upper strata of mountains. His great grandfather Shojiro Tatsuno’s gold ring with family mon or crest was taken back to Nagano in 1998 and worn by Picabo Street during her Gold medal winning run in Super G ski racing.