BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.3740@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20120804T000000Z DTEND:20120804T000000Z DESCRIPTION:The JAMsj Book Club\n will discuss the book\n Bridge of Scarle t Leaves\n by <strong>Kristina McMorris</strong>\n<strong></strong>\n<stro ng>Admission</strong> \n Admission is free for this event\n\n<strong>Note: The book club now meets the first Saturday of every other month starting with this June event.</strong> \n \n &quot\;A young woman secretly elopes with her Japanese American boyfriend the night before Pearl Harbor is bo mbed\, forever changing two families torn between sides&quot\;. This is t he premise of the sweeping new novel Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by award wi nning author Kristina McMorris.\n \n Los Angeles\, 1941. In spite of her Julliard ambitions and family's wishes\, violinist Maddie Kern secretly e lopes with her Japanese American boyfriend-the night before Pearl Harbor is bombed. When her beloved Lane is interned at a relocation camp\, she d ares to remain at his side. Behind barbed wire\, tension simmers and the line between patriot and traitor blurs. As Maddie strives for the hard-wo n acceptance of her new family\, Lane risks everything to prove his alleg iance to America\, at tremendous cost. &quot\;\n \n The book club is alwa ys open to new members. Selections are chosen collaboratively at the end of each meeting and align with the JAMsj mission: the celebration of Japa nese American art\, history\, and culture. Books may be purchased at the JAMsj museum store. If you have questions\, please contact Aggie Idemoto at (408) 268-4440 or <a href="mailto:aggie@jamsj.org">aggie@jamsj.org</a> . DTSTAMP:20241014T213122Z SUMMARY:JAMsj Book Club - Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris URL:/en/events/2012/08/04/jamsj-book-club-bridge-of-scarlet-leaves-by-kris/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR