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In Conversation with Animator Willie Ito and Historian Mindy Johnson

May 10, 2025

415.345.6800

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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).

Walt Disney Family Museum

The Walt Disney Family Museum presents an inspirational journey through the life of Walter Elias Disney. Our mission is two-fold: to inform present and future generations about the man and, through his story, to inspire them to heed their imagination and persevere in pursuing their goals.

104 Montgomery St., Presidio of San Francisco

San Francisco

94129

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https://www.waltdisney.org/

The Walt Disney Family Museum presents an inspirational journey through the life of Walter Elias Disney. Our mission is two-fold: to inform present and future generations about the man and, through his story, to inspire them to heed their imagination and persevere in pursuing their goals.

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