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Meet the Author of American Yellow

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

Date: March 26, 2017

Time: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.


When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Minoru’s life was turned upside down.

In American Yellow, we follow the Omi family, as it makes its way through World War II – from San Francisco to an internment camp in Arkansas and back again.

1st Place for self-published e-book, American Yellow, 2016, Memoir, Life Story, Writers Digest contest, New York, NY.

1st Place for mainstream novels, Oyakoko, 1994, SouthWest Writers Conference (Albuquerque, N.M.).

Introduction By: Steve Nakajo Q&A
By: Garrett Omi, Grandson

RSVP:
Email us at publicprograms@jamsj.org  or call (408) 294-3138 to reserve a seat.


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