Omss-Culture: Japanese American Internment Haiku reading and discussion, Dec 10-11

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Japanese American Internment Haiku reading and discussion, Dec 10-11

December 10, Friday 7:30 PM

MAY SKY INTERNMENT READING

Celebrate history, poetry and Japanese American culture as L.A. poets, community members and Venice High School students perform Kaiko Haiku from May Sky: There is Always Tomorrow, a collection written from inside assembly centers, and internment and concentration camps by relocated Japanese Americans. L.A. Poets: RICHARD MODIANO, ELOISE KLEIN HEALY and AMY UYEMATSU will read works in English.

Hosted by XOCHITL-JULISA BERMEJO.

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo

December 11, Saturday 4 PM

MAY SKY INTERNMENT PANEL DISCUSSION: THERE IS ALWAYS TOMORROW

Panel discussion on the poetry of witness, detention, and internment poetry featuring DOUGLAS MESSERLI (Sun & Moon Press publisher of May Sky) and PATRICIA WAKIDA (History Curator for Japanese American National Museum and former internee). Hosted by XOCHITL-JULISA BERMEJO.

Hosted by Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291, (310) 822-3006.

Admission $7, students/seniors/children $5, members free

Refreshments by the Venice Arts Council