BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.4915@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20150219T000000Z DTEND:20150219T000000Z DESCRIPTION:PEN/Faulkner and Asian American Literary Award-winning author&n bsp\;<strong>Julie Otsuka</strong>&nbsp\;speaks about her writing on event s and themes surrounding WWII. Her spellbinding debut novel\,&nbsp\;<em>Wh en the Emperor Was Divine</em>\, is an in-depth portrayal of a Japanese Am erican family during their WWII internment\, written from the perspectives of each of the four family members. She is joined by a guest moderator an d an actor who will perform an on-stage reading.&nbsp\;<em>When the Empero r Was Divine</em>&nbsp\;has been selected by the National Endowment for th e Arts for inclusion in their "The Big Read" program.\n<strong> Tickets:&n bsp\;</strong>&nbsp\;$12/$8 Japan Society members\, students &amp\; senior s\n<a href="http://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/stories-from-the-war "><em>Stories from the War</em></a>\nMarking the 70th anniversary of the e nd of WWII\, Japan Society presents the Society-wide series&nbsp\;<em>Stor ies from the War</em>. Encompassing theater performances\, film screenings \, lectures\, panels and educational opportunities for young people\, prog ramming from January to August explores history and considers challenging issues that the U.S. and Japan faced surrounding WWII through a contempora ry lens. DTSTAMP:20241205T063755Z SUMMARY:Meet the Author: An Evening with Julie Otsuka\, When the Emperor Wa s Divine URL:/en/events/2015/02/19/meet-the-author-an-evening-with-julie-otsuka-whe/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR