Today is the 25h anniversary of the broadcast premiere of Conscience and the Constitution. It first aired on November 30, 2000, at10:00 pm on the Public Broadcasting System, presented by ITVS, the Independent Television Service. ITVS successfully placed the film on the PBS national hard feed, which meant the story of the largest organized resistance to wartime incarceration appeared in most major markets on the same day and time.

On this anniversary, we’re pleased to announce that the film is now available for streaming on the Nichi Bei Foundation’s Films of Remembrance On Demand service. We’re honored to join the other films on this groundbreaking digital platform that brings essential stories of the Japanese American incarceration experience directly to audiences. As their page says, “remembrance is resistance—challenging historical amnesia by bringing these essential stories directly to your screen.”

As always, I want to thank producer Shannon Gee, editor Lillian Benson, our videographer, the late Phil Sturholm, music composer Alan Koshiyama, and sound designer Jim Wilson for bringing their creativity that has helped make the film stand up over time.

Thanks to Nichi Bei News publisher Kenji Taguma and curator Rob Buscher for their support. Films of Remembrance On Demand is sponsored by a generous grant from the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation and the California State Libary’s Ethnic Media Outreach Grant.

Copies of the Two-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD can also be ordered from this site. The package contains a second full disc of bonus features.