And Then They Came for Us

About And Then They Came for Us

Seventy-five years ago, Executive Order 9066 paved the way to the profound violation of constitutional rights that resulted in the forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Featuring George Takei and many others who were incarcerated, as well as newly rediscovered photographs of Dorothea Lange, And Then They Came for Us brings history into the present, retelling this difficult story and…

And Then They Came for Us is a 2017 documentary history film directed by Abby Ginzberg and Ken Schneider. It runs 40 minutes and was released in August 2017.

George Takei stars as himself, Mary Street Alinder as herself, Satsuki Ina as herself, and Paul Kitagaki as himself. Written by Abby Ginzberg.