Sep 14, 2026 5:30 pm
Spurlock Knight Auditorium
- Sponsor
- Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
- Contact
- Alex Chun
- park387@illinois.edu
- Originating Calendar
- Campus Humanities Calendar
Our Mr. Matsura is the story of Frank (Sakae) Matsura, the orphaned son of a samurai, who emigrated to Washington State in 1901, eventually settling in remote Okanogan County. There he embedded himself in a community of Native people and newly arrived settlers and immigrants, including miners, ranchers, shopkeepers and cowboys. In short order, he became the region’s leading photo-chronicler and, to many, its most beloved citizen. (97 minutes)