Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAward-winning filmmaker Yuriko Romer will visit Des Moines Wednesday to host a Q&A session following the screening of her documentary “Diamond Diplomacy” at Varsity Cinema.The film focuses on the role baseball played in U.S.-Japan relations. KCCI spoke with Romer on Friday after she threw the first pitch at the Iowa Cubs game. “During the war, Japanese Americans in the United States were interned,” Romer said. “All ten camps had baseball teams. And in fact, in some cases, they were allowed to travel between camps and play tournaments. So it was a way that they were able to find some normalcy.” The event begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are available on the Varsity Cinema website.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tDES MOINES, Iowa \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nAward-winning filmmaker Yuriko Romer will visit Des Moines Wednesday to host a Q&A session following the screening of her documentary “Diamond Diplomacy” at Varsity Cinema.<\/p>\n
The film focuses on the role baseball played in U.S.-Japan relations. <\/p>\n
KCCI spoke with Romer on Friday after she threw the first pitch at the Iowa Cubs game. <\/p>\n
“During the war, Japanese Americans in the United States were interned,” Romer said. “All ten camps had baseball teams. And in fact, in some cases, they were allowed to travel between camps and play tournaments. So it was a way that they were able to find some normalcy.” <\/p>\n
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