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DESCRIPTION:Join longtime activist\, elected official\, and community membe
 r &lt;strong&gt;Warren T. Furutani&lt;/strong&gt; for the launch of his new memoir\,
  &lt;strong&gt;ac-tiv-ist\, noun: a person who works to bring about political o
 r social change&lt;/strong&gt;. In his book\, Furutani explores his decades-long
  career in organizing and public service and how he found his voice. The p
 rogram will be highlighted by musical performances\, including live music
  by jason chu\, Joe Virata\, and Alan and Marsha Furutani\, and special gu
 est speaker Mark Pulido. The program will be followed by a book signing wi
 th Warren Furutani!\n\n&lt;em&gt;This program is co-presented with JANM’s Nati
 onal Center for the Preservation of Democracy.&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;em&gt;The JA
 NM Book Club is a series of Public Programs that highlight important new l
 iterary works related to Japanese American history and culture.&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;em&gt;
 &lt;em&gt;act•iv•ist noun: a person who works to bring about political or so
 cial change&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;is available at the JANM Store. &lt;a href=&quot;https
 ://janmstore.com/products/ac-tiv-ist&quot;&gt;BUY NOW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;span style=&quot;font-
 weight: normal\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal\;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;About
  the book:&lt;/em&gt;\nIn his new memoir\,&lt;strong&gt; act-iv-ist\, noun: a person 
 who works to bring about political or social change\,&lt;/strong&gt; Warren T. 
 Furutani writes about his experiences of being a student\, community and p
 olitical activist for more than fifty years. He reflects on his personal e
 volution and growth through organizing the Asian and Pacific Islander Amer
 ican social justice movement\, his career in community service\, his persp
 ective on current issues\, and lessons that he learned from different time
 s in his life.\n\nFurutani reveals the struggles\, pitfalls\, and triumphs
  of public service with humor and insight about mentors\, colleagues\, and
  friends who guided his career and shaped him as a person. He also offers 
 advice to politicians\, educators\, and community leaders on how to get th
 e job done. &lt;strong&gt;act-iv-st &lt;/strong&gt;includes Furutani’s thoughts ab
 out issues such as anti-Asian hate\, the homeless crisis\, the COVID-19 pa
 ndemic\, Black Lives Matter\, and immigration.\n\n&lt;em&gt;Photo credit: Gift 
 of Warren Furutani\, 98.339.1&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;a href=&quot;http://9644p.blackbaudhosting
 .com/9644p/tickets?tab=2&amp;amp\;txobjid=b09df488-074d-415d-b1f2-5b42a93f1f5f
 &quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n&lt;a href=&quot;http://9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/tickets?tab=2&amp;amp
 \;txobjid=b09df488-074d-415d-b1f2-5b42a93f1f5f&quot;&gt;RSVP NOW&lt;/a&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;spa
 n style=&quot;color: #c21313\;&quot;&gt;Tickets to this program include admission to JA
 NM for Saturday\, February 25\, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admi
 ssion pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.jan
 m.org/visit&quot;&gt;janm.org/visit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;
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SUMMARY:JANM Book Club: act-iv-ist with Warren Furutani
URL:/en/events/2023/02/25/janm-book-club-act-iv-ist-with-warren-furutani/
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