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DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 21\, 2021 at 4 PM PST\n\nIn  his new book\, 
 &quot\;The Unsung Great: Stories of Extraordinary Japanese  Americans\,&qu
 ot\; scholar and journalist Greg Robinson showcases the lives and  achieve
 ments of relatively unknown but remarkable people in Nikkei  history.\nDra
 wn  primarily from Robinson&rsquo\;s popular writings in the Nichi Bei Wee
 kly and Discover Nikkei\, &quot\;The  Unsung Great&quot\; offers entertain
 ing and compelling stories that challenge  one-dimensional views of Japane
 se Americans. This collection breaks new  ground by devoting attention to 
 Nikkei beyond the West Coast&mdash\;including  the vibrant communities of 
 New York and Chicago\, as well as the  little-known history of Japanese Am
 ericans in the US South.\n\nIn  this book launch event\, Robinson&mdash\;a
  native New Yorker&mdash\;will explore the  unknown aspects of the diverse
  and artistically vibrant Nikkei community  in prewar and wartime New York
 . He will then be joined by artists Tomie  Arai and Sheila Hamanaka in a c
 onversation moderated by Brian Niiya\,  Densho Content Director.\n\nRegist
 er for the webinar here: <a href="https://bit.ly/NikkeiNY?fbclid=IwAR1fQAV
 -hnOJGuxYa9pSfOGQ262EJWBKbsB2r29ddNehWWRvUjbhci9Q_e8" target="_blank">http
 ://bit.ly/NikkeiNY</a>\n\nCopies of the book are available for purchase at
  Elliott Bay Book Company: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3
 A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FUnsungGreat%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0VyWheAobZU6xhsQDvHnc5EkAU5r8Ta
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 Sp8vso8R-BIERbmnw4dTzGm4HS0r32aeyIRbZOvcGg19zGUFhhBolI-B-0hg6zgx9VPRLJkrKi
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 et="_blank">bit.ly/UnsungGreat</a>\n\nCo-presented  by Densho\, Japanese A
 merican Association\, NYC DOR Committee\, New York  JACL\, University of W
 ashington Press\, and Elliott Bay Book Company
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SUMMARY:Untold Stories of Nikkei New York
URL:/en/events/2021/01/21/untold-stories-of-nikkei-new-york/
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