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DESCRIPTION:This is a&nbsp\;Poetry event featuring three generations of poe
 ts\, at the Japanese American Museum of San Jose on January 18\, 2014.\n\n
 Ever wonder what your grandparents\, parents\, or&nbsp\;siblings thought o
 r felt during the internment and its aftermath? Poetry gives voice to what
  cannot be spoken\, distills experiences\, and exposes the universality of
  intimate moments. Issei&nbsp\;<em>tanka&nbsp\;</em>poems set the stage fo
 r special guest\, Nisei poet Mitsuye Yamada (author\,&nbsp\;<em>Camp Notes
 </em>)\, as well as Sansei poets Roger Abe\, Stefanie Kaku\, and Ann Muto 
 (author\,&nbsp\;<em>Open Passage</em>). They are all experts at honoring t
 he legacy of poetry which enlightens their lives. An audience open mic wil
 l close the program.\n\nISSEI&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12p
 x\;">Readings from&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">the works of&nbsp
 \;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">Kenichi Takemoto\,&nbsp\;<span style="fo
 nt-size: 12px\;">Jack Yasutake&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">and&n
 bsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">Poets Behind&nbsp\;<span style="font-
 size: 12px\;">Barbed Wire\n\nNISEI&nbsp\;\n\nSpecial Guest:&nbsp\;<span st
 yle="font-size: 12px\;">Mitsuye Yamada&nbsp\;Poet and founder of&nbsp\;<sp
 an style="font-size: 12px\;">Multi-Cultural Women Writers\, <span style="f
 ont-size: 12px\;">Visiting Professor at UCLA\,&nbsp\;<span style="font-siz
 e: 12px\;">Artist-in-Residence&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">San D
 iego State University\,&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">Writer&rsquo
 \;s Residency Award&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">from Yaddo&nbsp\
 ;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">and Vesta Award&nbsp\;<span style="font-s
 ize: 12px\;">Winner.\n\nSANSEI&nbsp\;\n\nAnn&nbsp\;<span style="font-size:
  12px\;">&nbsp\;Muto\,&nbsp\;author of the book&nbsp\;<em>Open Passage</em
 ><span style="font-size: 12px\;">\,&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">
 Stefanie&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">Kaku\, and&nbsp\;<span styl
 e="font-size: 12px\;">Roger&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">Abe.&nbs
 p\;Each of these poets will share their poems and the meaning behind them.
 &nbsp\;\n\nEvent is free with admission to the museum (non-members\, $5\; 
 students and seniors&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px\;">over age 65\, $
 3\; JAMsj members and children under 12\, free). RSVP REQUIRED.&nbsp\;<spa
 n style="font-size: 12px\;">For more information\, please email PublicProg
 rams@JAMsj.org or call the JAMsj office&nbsp\;<span style="font-size: 12px
 \;">at (408) 294-3138 to reserve your spot.\n
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SUMMARY:Honoring Ourselves Through Our Writing: Three Generations of JA
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