Past Event
Sunday, October 13, 2024, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration
330 Park Boulevard, San Diego, 92101
Age Limit: 18+
Cost: Free
Join journalist, writer, and filmmaker Frank Abe for a discussion of his new book, The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration on the experiences of the over 125,000 Japanese Americans expelled from their homes during World War II by the U.S. government and incarcerated in American concentration camps, based solely upon the race they shared with a wartime enemy. Co-sponsored with the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego. UCSD Ethnic Studies Professor Christen Sasaki will be in conversation with the author.