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DESCRIPTION:&lt;strong&gt;STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;em&gt;A Tribute Honor
 ing the Pioneer Orange County Japanese American Strawberry Farmers.&lt;/em&gt;\n
 \nProject Kokoro invites you to a free event!\n\nThis program will be educ
 ational\, historical\, and informational. Even if you didn’t grow up in 
 Orange County\, you will still be able to learn about a rich part of our J
 apanese American history. You can join us in honoring these hard working f
 arming families. We would like to capture and share the history of the Jap
 anese-American strawberry farming community in Orange County.\n\n&lt;strong&gt;S
 UNDAY NOVEMBER 13\, 2005\, 12:00 NOON TO 3:00PM&lt;/strong&gt;\n\nOur guest spea
 ker is Naomi Hirahara\, a Southern Californian native who writes and edits
  books on the Japanese American experience. One of her books she will disc
 uss is\, &lt;em&gt;A Taste For Strawberries: The Independent Journey of Nisei Fa
 rmer Manabi Hirasaki&lt;/em&gt;. Her books include mysteries and nonfiction. Her
  first novel\, &lt;em&gt;Summer of the Big Bachi&lt;/em&gt;\, was included in Publishe
 rs Weekly’s list of “Best books of 2004”\, as well as “Best Myster
 y” lists of the Chicago Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle. It has been
  nominated for a Macavity Award for best first novel. The second in the se
 ries\, &lt;em&gt;Gasa-Gasa Girl&lt;/em&gt;\, was released in April 2005 and was on the
  Southern California Booksellers’ Association bestseller list for two we
 eks. The third in the series\, &lt;em&gt;Snakeskin Shamisen&lt;/em&gt;\, will be publi
 shed in May 2006. In the nonfiction genre\, Naomi has written biographies 
 of notable Japanese American citizens. She also operates a “legacy press
 \,” Midori Books\, which produces publications for families and organiza
 tions. She previously worked as an editor and reporter of The Rafu Shimpo\
 , a bilingual Japanese American daily newspaper in Los Angeles. Naomi and 
 her husband reside in Southern California. \n\n&lt;!--break--&gt;\nOur other spe
 akers will be:\n&lt;li&gt;Arthur A. Hansen\, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of History
  and Asian American Studies at California State University\, Fullerton\n&lt;l
 i&gt;The Orange County Agricultural &amp; Nikkei Heritage Museum\n&lt;li&gt; Susan Uyem
 ura (Shoho) of The Miyawaki Legacy Project\n&lt;li&gt; The California Strawberry
  Commission&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt;  \nORANGE COUNTY
  BUDDHIST CHURCH (Multi Purpose Building-Gym)\n909 South Dale Ave\nAnaheim
 \, CA 92804\n\n&lt;strong&gt;COST:&lt;/strong&gt;\nThe program is free and Project Kok
 oro will be offering an Optional Pre Sale Bento Lunch for $6/bento.\n\n&lt;st
 rong&gt;Mail RSVP (*Open the below PDF file) &amp; Bento-Lunch order to:&lt;/strong&gt;
 \nIrene Ito Koga 714-289-0240\n&lt;a&gt;irene@itofarms.com&lt;/a&gt;\nDiana Ando Ono 3
 10-516-9806\n&lt;a&gt;dianaAEM@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;\n
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SUMMARY:Strawberry Fields Forever\,  November 13\, 2005 from 12-3 p.m. at  
 Anaheim\, CA
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