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DESCRIPTION:JAMsj will present another compelling book talk\, this time wit
 h author Naomi Hirahara. She will discuss her latest book\, Strawberry Yel
 low\, on May 4\, 2013\, at 1:00 p.m at the Japanese American Museum of San
  Jose (JAMsj). This book is Naomi's fifth book in her Edgar-winning detect
 ive series. This series features a curmudgeon of a Japanese-American garde
 ner and unwitting detective\, Mas Arai. He is a memorable protagonist unli
 ke any other: a Hiroshima survivor\, gardener\, widower\, gambler\, grandf
 ather\, and solver of crimes. In Strawberry Yellow\, he returns to the Cal
 ifornia strawberry farms of his youth and encounters not only family intri
 gue but also danger and eventually murder.\n\nHirahara was born in Pasaden
 a\, California. Her father Isamu (known as "Sam")\, was also born in Calif
 ornia\, but was taken to Hiroshima\, Japan\, as an infant. He was only mil
 es away from the epicenter of the atomic bomb blast in 1945\, yet managed 
 to survive. Naomi's mother Mayumi (known as"May") was born in Hiroshima an
 d lost her father in the blast. Shortly after the end of World War II\, Sa
 m returned to Los Angeles and eventually established himself in the garden
 ing and landscaping trade.\n \n For more details about Naomi Hirahara and 
 her books\, visit http://www.naomihirahara.com/ . \n   \n Cost: Entry is 
 free with admission to the museum (non-members\, $5\; students and seniors
  over age 65\, $3\; JAMsj members and children under 12\, free).     
   \n  \n To RSVP\, contact PublicPrograms@jamsj.org or call the JAMsj of
 fice at (408) 294-3138.
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SUMMARY:Book Talk with Naomi Hirahara  Author of Strawberry Yellow
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