Lost and Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration, Talk by Author Karen Ishizuka, 12/2/2006

Lost and Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration

Talk by Author Karen Ishizuka

Saturday, December 2, 2006
2:00 p.m.
Theatre off Jackson
409 - 7th Avenue South, Seattle

Listen to the program (1:46:31):

Buy the book from Elliot Bay Book Company

Event Overview

Book event with author and filmmaker Karen Ishizuka
Award-winning filmmaker Karen Ishizuka will visit Seattle to talk about her new book Lost and Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration. Ishizuka was a staff member for 15 years at the Japanese American National Museum. She curated the exhibit "America's Concentration Camps: Remembering the Japanese American Experience." Her book describes how the community came together to help recreate the past.

Joining Karen will be Professor Roger Daniels, a renowned historian and scholar of Asian American history. Professor Daniels, who wrote the book's foreword, will give introductory remarks. This event is co-hosted by the Japanese American National Museum.

Program

1:30 p.m. Doors open

2:00 p.m. Introduction by Professor Roger Daniels

2:10 p.m. Karen Ishizuka speaks

3:00 p.m. Refreshments and book signing

Admission

This event is free of charge. No tickets are required. Seating is unreserved.

Directions

Theatre Off Jackson, 409 - 7th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104. Driving directions and map.

Volunteer Opportunities

If you would like to join other community members and help run this event, please contact Virginia Yamada at virginia.yamada@densho.org.

Event Co-sponsors

The Japanese American National Museum is co-host for the event. The Wing Luke Asian Museum is a community co-sponsor for the event. The Elliott Bay Book Company is providing books for this event. Order the book on-line through Elliot Bay Book Company.

Questions?

For more information, contact Densho at 206-320-0095 or info@densho.org.