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JAMsj Book Club: The Peach Farmer’s Daughter

Community Event
In Person
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
535 N. Fifth Street San Jose, California, United States of America

Date: June 6, 2015

Time: 1 p.m.


In The  Peach Farmer’s Daughter , author Brenda Nakamoto recalls her childhood growing up on a rural Northern California farm. The Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj) Book Club will meet Saturday, June 6, 1:00pm at the Museum -- 535 North Fifth Street in San Jose -- to discuss Nakamoto’s memoirs as well as share some of their own stories about farm life. 

A Sansei, third generation Japanese American, Nakamoto movingly reflects on the decline of her aging parents, her deep connections to the land, and personal and family history.

Questions? Contact Aggie Idemoto, aggie@jamsj.org. or (408) 294-3138.
Cost: Free with admission to the museum (nonmembers, $5; students and seniors over age 65, $3; JAMsj members and children under 12, free).
No RSVP required.


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