Japanese American Museum of Oregon, 411 Flanders Street, Portland, OR
Experience a unique moment in history through poetry. Poems composed by numerous local Japanese American poets during World War II were kept in a journal by Masaki Kinoshita and discovered by his grandson Duane Watari. These poems and their translations were compiled into the book They Never Asked: Senryū Poetry from the WWII Portland Assembly Center. Come hear personal stories and insights from the editors Shelley Baker-Gard, Michael Freiling, and Satsuki Takikawa, as well as Duane Watari himself.
3-4 PM: Presentation
4-5 PM: Book signing
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They Never Asked
In 1942, after Executive Order 9066 was issued, Japanese families were removed from their homes in Oregon and the Yakima Valley and sent to the...