Reading: Looking After Minidoka, An American Memoir
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014 at 7:00 pm |
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| Location: | Sun Room, Memorial Union |
| Cost: | Free |
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| Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
| Channel: | Lecture Series |
| Categories: | Diversity Lectures Student activities |
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During World War II, 110,000 Japanese Americans were removed from their homes and incarcerated by the U.S. government. In the book, the "internment camp" years become a prism for understanding three generations of Japanese American life, from immigration to the end of the 20th century.
Nakadate is a Professor Emeritus of English. He is also the author of Understanding Jane Smiley and coauthor of A Rhetoric of Doing: Essays on Written Discourse in Honor of James L Kinneavy and Writing in the Liberal Arts Tradition: A Rhetoric With Readings.