Interview with Monica Sone & Preview of KIMONO Exhibit
Last night I went to the kick off event for the One Book/One Community Program in Canton, Ohio/Stark County.
The evening started with an interview of Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter. She talked about her experiences in her life, what she thought about the Japanese evacuation, the camps, and finally what happened to her parents and siblings after the camps were closed. She also read the letter of apology that was sent by George Bush Sr. to all of those of Japanese descent who were in the camps. She is 88 years old and still lives in Canton Ohio.
The second half of the evening was a short talk by the Executive Director of the Canton Museum of Art about the upcoming KIMONO exhibit in February 2009. He showed a short video about Kubota, the artist, and the exhibit. The exhibit is only being shown in San Diego, California (now) and Canton, Ohio. Previously it was at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.
Among the Book activities and events there will also be a lot of events about Japanese culture such as Madame Butterfly performed by the Canton Civic Opera.
The evening started with an interview of Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter. She talked about her experiences in her life, what she thought about the Japanese evacuation, the camps, and finally what happened to her parents and siblings after the camps were closed. She also read the letter of apology that was sent by George Bush Sr. to all of those of Japanese descent who were in the camps. She is 88 years old and still lives in Canton Ohio.
The second half of the evening was a short talk by the Executive Director of the Canton Museum of Art about the upcoming KIMONO exhibit in February 2009. He showed a short video about Kubota, the artist, and the exhibit. The exhibit is only being shown in San Diego, California (now) and Canton, Ohio. Previously it was at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.
Among the Book activities and events there will also be a lot of events about Japanese culture such as Madame Butterfly performed by the Canton Civic Opera.
10 Comments:
At 1:18 PM, Bonnie said…
Jennifer,
That sounds like a fabulous event!!! It must have made it more special that you had read the book. Was there a nice turnout for the interview/exhibit? You are fortunate to have this exhibit in your area! I will have to keep tabs on it since we are within driving distance! Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
At 7:36 PM, Jennifer said…
Bonnie,
It was cool! I am hoping to go to the Massillon Library next week for a book discussion and there will be another person there to share his experience in the internment camp. The turnout was beyond their expections, the Cable Auditorium was full and they had to start a little late because of the line to get in!
At 3:48 AM, Betty MacDonald Fan Club said…
Monica Sone wrote a very important work of literature because I among others had no idea about this dark part of history. Therefore Nisei Daughter is so important and after reading it nobody will ever forget it.
Did you know that she was a very good friend of author Betty MacDonald, who described Monica Sone as Kimi in The Plague and I ? Monica Sone will celebrate her 90 th birthday soon.
see also the Monica Sone Website: http://monicasone.blogspot.com/
There is also a short video of the mentioned event.
I wished I could have been there but I'm too far away. Monica Sone has many, many fans worldwide and she really deserve it.
Thanks A Million for posting this very interesting story.
We appreciate it so much!
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