# Minority Youth: Akira

Akira, a Japanese-American youth, describes how it feels to be a part of two cultures. At home, traditional Japanese customs are practiced. At school and with his friends, he leads a typical American boy's life. Today, several decades later, Akira Tana is one of the best-known jazz drummers in the San Francisco Bay Area: www.akiratana.com

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1971
- Runtime: 14 min
- By: BFA Films
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/MinorityYouthAkira)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/MinorityYouthAkira?play=1)