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DESCRIPTION:<strong>FREE</strong>\n\nDuncan Ryuken Williams\, a Soto Zen Bu
 ddhist priest and Director of the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Relig
 ions and Culture\, will speak about his new book\, <em>American Sutra: A S
 tory of Faith and Freedom During the Second World War</em> (Harvard Univer
 sity Press\, February 2019)\, about the Japanese American Buddhist experie
 nce in the WWII incarceration camps.\n\nWilliams will explore questions of
  faith\, identity\, and resilience in the face of dislocation\, loss\, and
  uncertainty. He will also focus on the importance of upholding bedrock Am
 erican values&mdash\;religious freedom\, tolerance\, social and racial jus
 tice\, and civil liberties&mdash\;in our historical moment. His presentati
 on will be followed by comments and discussion with Brian Niiya (Content D
 irector\, Densho)\, Naomi Hirahara (award-winning author and historian)\, 
 and Valerie Matsumoto (UCLA Aratani Chair on the Japanese American Incarce
 ration\, Redress\, and Community).\n\nReception and book signing will foll
 ow. This program is free\, but RSVPs are recommended using the link below.
 \n\n<strong><a href="https://9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/tickets?tab=
 2&amp\;txobjid=99cc1947-b83c-40cf-90cd-355ec84b476f" target="_blank">Click
  here for updates and to RSVP.</a></strong>\n<em>Presented in partnership 
 with USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture.</em>
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SUMMARY:Author Discussion—"American Sutra" by Duncan Williams
URL:/en/events/2019/02/23/author-discussionamerican-sutra-by-duncan-willi/
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