A clip from the 1996 documentary "Looking Like the Enemy." Former Special Forces soldier Vincent Okamoto illustrates the perils of being an Asian American fighting in the Vietnam War.
Okamoto's full story is part of the exhibition "American Tapestry," on view at the Japanese American National Museum from November 13, 2010-April 17, 2011. http://www.facebook.com/pages/America...
"Looking Like the Enemy" was directed by Robert A. Nakamura, written and produced by Karen Ishizuka.