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DESCRIPTION:In 1925\, writer Shōson Nagahara serialized tales of Japanese 
 immigrants in the &lt;em&gt;Rafu Shimpo&lt;/em&gt;. For the first time\, Kaya Press ha
 s published an English translation of Nagahara&amp;rsquo\;s stories about Litt
 le Tokyo&amp;rsquo\;s down-and-out denizens. In &lt;em&gt;Lament in the Night&lt;/em&gt;\,
  we meet itinerant day laborer Sazuko Ishikawa as he prowls the back alley
 s and bathhouses of Los Angeles looking for a meal or a job\, or just some
 one to hold onto\; and Osato\, a mother struggling to survive in the world
  of hostess bars and nightclubs after being abandoned by her gambling-addi
 cted husband.&amp;nbsp\;\n\nDescribed as\, &amp;ldquo\;a heartrending gift from th
 e past&amp;rdquo\; by novelist Karen Tei Yamashita\, this book combines the gr
 itty sensitivity of naturalistic noir\, with with elements of Japanese tra
 ditional storytelling and epistolary techniques. What results is a grippin
 g tale of character and culture\, morality and corruption\, set against th
 e complex background of Los Angeles&#x27; multiethnic and class segregated neig
 hborhoods.\n\nJoin us for a discussion with &lt;em&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/em&gt; Boo
 k Critic David Ulin and translator Andrew Leong exploring Nagahara&amp;rsquo\;
 s influences\, the historical context of 1920s Little Tokyo\, and what thi
 s major literary rediscovery means for American literature.\n\nAlong with 
 the conversation\, the afternoon will feature lively readings by special g
 uests from the Japanese American community\, and a historical walk through
  Little Tokyo that follows in the footsteps of Nagahara&#x27;s characters\, wit
 h a reception to follow.\n\n&lt;em&gt;This event is sponsored by the Huntington-
 USC Institute on California and the West and the USC Master of Professiona
 l Writing Program.&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;\n\nThis event is free!&amp;nbsp\;Reservatio
 ns recommended to rsvp@janm.org or&amp;nbsp\;213.625.0414 at least 48 hours pr
 ior.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.janm.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.janm.org&lt;/a&gt;
 \n&lt;a href=&quot;http://janmstore.com/151364.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n&lt;a href
 =&quot;http://janmstore.com/151364.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Purchase the book from
  the Museum Store &amp;gt\;&amp;gt\;&lt;/a&gt;
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SUMMARY:BOOKS &amp;amp\; CONVERSATIONS: &quot;Lament in the Night&quot; by Shoson Nagahar
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