Film: Ebb and Flow – A Japanese American Family, an Oyster and How They Influenced Pacific Northwest History

In Ebb and Flow, 93-year-old Jerry (Eiichi) Yamashita’s recounts his family history to his son Patrick around a campfire on the beach next to their tidelands. It’s a story with broad appeal to those interested in oysters, natural resources, water quality, Northwest history, the immigrant experience and Japanese culture in America. It is also a story about how things can go very wrong if we don’t understand and protect our natural resources, in particular water.