directed by Gregory Keng Strasser

musical guest Lauryn Alexandria

News travels across the Pacific on Dec. 7 resulting in foolhardy claims of Japanese sympathizers. As calls for war perpetrate a nation, The Ishii Family undertakes radical assimilation to calm the local police and fearful neighbors. Mixing family testimony and cartoon studio-ghibli charm, AMERICAN SPIES is a Queer Japanese American grandson's interpretation of the Japanese Americans’ response to national disaster and their struggle to prove their patriotism.

Cast includes Sam Hamashima, Marina Kondo, Grace Hamashima, Ako, Jo Ellen Pellman, and Roger Yeh

AMERICAN SPIES was recorded live in January 2023

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