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DESCRIPTION:Join the Japanese American Museum for its April Book Club  pres
 entation and hear UC Davis Professor Cecilia Tsu weave together the  histo
 ries of the three major Asian immigrant groups that shaped our  valley's f
 arming history\, in the discussion of her book\, <strong><em>The Garden of
  the World</em> </strong> .\n\nProfessor  Tsu's work\, reclaims the remark
 able role the Chinese\, Japanese\, and  Filipino American immigrants playe
 d in transforming the Santa Clara  Valley into one of the most significant
  agricultural areas of the US.  She captures their experiences from 1880 t
 o 1940 (with an epilogue  adding some present information) and investigate
 s the complex interplay  between race\, gender\, and class within and betw
 een these groups\, as well  as their efforts to negotiate their relationsh
 ips with the dominant  white society.\n\nOne of the first comparative hist
 ories to  explore the overlapping histories of these three groups in the S
 anta  Clara Valley\, The Garden of the World offers an unique view on the 
 ways  in which Asian farmers and laborers fundamentally altered the  agric
 ultural economy and landscape of the Valley.\n\nMuseum  members will find 
 the rich detail the book provides regarding Issei and  Japanese American f
 arm life in the Santa Clara Valley of particular  interest. Names of place
 s and families will be readily recognized by  many of those who trace thei
 r own family roots to the region.\n\nThe  book club meets at 1:00 p.m. the
  first Saturday of every other month at  JAMsj. Meetings are open to the g
 eneral public\, and books are available  for purchase at the museum store.
  Questions? Contact Aggie Idemoto at  (408) 294-3138 or &nbsp\;<a href="ma
 ilto:aggie@jamsj.org">aggie@jamsj.org</a> .\n\n<span style="line-height: 1
 .45em\; background-color: initial\;"><strong>Cost:</strong> \n<span style=
 "line-height: 1.45em\; background-color: initial\;">Free  with admission t
 o the museum (nonmembers\, $5\; students and seniors over  age 65\, $3\; J
 AMsj members and children under 12\, free).\n \n<strong>RSVP: </strong> No
  RSVP required.
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SUMMARY:Book Club: Meet the author of Garden of the World- Cecilia M. Tsu
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