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 y: Times-New-Roman\; color: black\; text-align: left\; font-style: normal\
 ; font-weight: normal\; margin-top: 0\; line-height: normal\;"><span style
 ="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: Arial \, sans-serif\;">A celebration an
 d exploration of Japanese American culture will be featured in a book sign
 ing with Gil Asakawa\, author of <em>Being Japanese American\,</em> at 11:
 30 a.m. on Sunday\, August 16\, at the Japanese American Museum of San Jos
 e (JAMsj). \n\n<p style="font-family: Times-New-Roman\; color: black\; tex
 t-align: left\; font-style: normal\; font-weight: normal\; margin-top: 0\;
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 l \, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\; <span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: A
 rial \, sans-serif\;"><em>Being Japanese American</em>  <span style="font-
 size: 12.0pt\; font-family: Arial \, sans-serif\;"> is a fun and entertain
 ing sourcebook\, as well as a celebration of  Japanese American culture\, 
 history\, and heritage.  While detailing  favorite foods\, customs\, words
 \, games and holidays\, it explores the  painful history of immigration an
 d WWII internment\, together with  suggestions for connecting to your Japa
 nese American community and  passing on traditions across generations and 
 into intermarried families.  <span style="font-size: 16.0pt\; font-family:
  Arial \, sans-serif\; color: #5e0069\;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\; 
 line-height: 115.0%\; font-family: Arial \, sans-serif\; color: #5e0069\;"
 ><span style="font-family: Arial \, sans-serif\;">  \n\n   \n<p style="fon
 t-family: Times-New-Roman\; color: black\; text-align: left\; font-style: 
 normal\; font-weight: normal\; margin-top: 0\; line-height: normal\;"><spa
 n style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: Arial \, sans-serif\;">This  rev
 ised edition has fresh interviews with Japanese Americans about  their lif
 e experiences and explores contemporary Japanese pop culture  like <em>ani
 me</em> and J-pop. It also includes information on traveling to Japan\, to
 gether with resources on the Web. \n<span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-
 height: 115.0%\; font-family: Arial \, sans-serif\;">This  program is co-s
 ponsored by JAMsj and Nikkei Traditions of San Jose  Japantown. Books may 
 be pre-purchased at either JAMsj (408-294-3138) or  Nikkei Traditions (408
 -297-7554) at a special price of $16.00 (plus tax)  prior to the event. Bo
 oks will sell for $18.95 (plus tax) the day of  the event.\n\n<p style="ma
 rgin-top: 0.0px\; margin-bottom: 0.0px\;">&nbsp\;\n\n<p style="margin-top:
  0.0px\; margin-bottom: 0.0px\;"><span style="margin-top: 0.0px\; margin-b
 ottom: 0.0px\;">Cost: <span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 115.0%
 \; font-family: Arial \, sans-serif\;">Free  with admission to the museum 
 (nonmembers\, $5\; students and seniors over  age 65\, $3\; JAMsj members 
 and children under 12\, free).  &nbsp\;\n\n<span style="font-size: 12.0pt\
 ; line-height: 115.0%\; font-family: Arial \, sans-serif\;"><span style="f
 ont-size: 12.0pt\; line-height: 115.0%\; font-family: Arial \, sans-serif\
 ;">RSVP: Contact <a style="color: #0000ff\; text-decoration: underline\;" 
 href="https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/mail/mailto\;jsessionid=11E3C5AF
 1C3CAF9BE73BFD851F6CCDD7-n2.lxa04a?to=PublicPrograms%40jamsj.org" target="
 _parent">PublicPrograms@jamsj.org</a> \, or call (408) 294-3138\, to reser
 ve a spot.    \n
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Gil Asakawa: Being Japanese American
URL:/en/events/2015/08/16/meet-the-author-gil-asakawa-being-japanese-ameri/
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