Sat May 10, 2025
In Conversation with Animator Willie Ito and Historian Mindy Johnson
at The Walt Disney Family Museum
(1pm)
Join us for an exclusive conversation with Japanese American artist Willie Ito about his inspiring decades-long career in animation. After Ito and his family were taken from their home in San Francisco and interned at a camp in Utah for Japanese Americans during WWII, he overcame incredible adversity by landing his dream job at The Walt Disney Studios as an animator on Lady and the Tramp (1955). He will also discuss his current work illustrating children's books, speaking to animation students, and participating in comic conventions. The discussion will be moderated by Mindy Johnson, a preeminent historian, filmmaker, and expert on women in early animation.
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Join us for an exclusive conversation with Japanese American artist Willie Ito about his inspiring decades-long career in animation. After Ito and his family were taken from their home in San Francisco and interned at a camp in Utah for Japanese Americans during WWII, he overcame incredible adversity by landing his dream job at The Walt Disney Studios as an animator on Lady and the Tramp (1955). He will also discuss his current work illustrating children's books, speaking to animation students, and participating in comic conventions. The discussion will be moderated by Mindy Johnson, a preeminent historian, filmmaker, and expert on women in early animation.
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