Meet the Author of American Yellow
Class/Workshop
In Person
In Person
Japanese American Museum of San Jose535 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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