Mitsuye Yamada Poetry Online Event
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
DISCOVER NIKKEI
Thur. May 21, 2020
6-7:30pm
Zoom Poetry Event
RSVP required
This program is FREE, but RSVPs are required using the link below. You will be emailed 24 hours before the program with instructions on how to join this Zoom webinar.
Join Mitsu, traci kato-kiriyama and friends for an evening of poetry. Mitsuye Yamada will read a few selections from Camp Notes and Full Circle.
Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Acclaimed artist, poet, and performer traci kato-kiriyama shares poems each month from the Nikkei community in her monthly column on the DiscoverNikkei.org* website. Traci featured Mitsuye in her February 2019 Column: Circles, Cycles, Commemoration | Discover Nikkei .
Nikkei Uncovered is going Live
Now, Nikkei Uncovered is going live! We have brought together a powerful, intergenerational lineup of poets previously featured in the column to share their poetry in an online reading. Hosted by traci, the interactive reading and reflection will also include a short open mic portion, where viewers will be able to sign up during the program to share their poetry.
Featuring Maiya Kuida-Osumi, Courtney Ozaki, Micah Tasaka, and Mitsuye Yamada.
This program is FREE, but RSVPs are required using the link below. You will be emailed 24 hours before the program with instructions on how to join this Zoom webinar.
* Nikkei are Japanese emigrants and their descendants. Discover Nikkei is a community website about Nikkei identity, history and experiences. The goal of this project is to provide an inviting space for the community to share, explore, and connect with each other through diverse Nikkei experiences, culture, and history.
A project of the Japanese American National Museum.
Photo Credit: Tani Ikeda
Mitsuye Yamada Events
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA
MULTICULTURAL CENTER
Cancelled
Full Circle
Book Lauch Event
May 18, 2020
UCSB
Mitsuye Yamada will read poetry selections from her new book Full Circle: New and Selected Poetry published by The Department of Asian American Studies at UCSB. This event is part of the UCSB MultiCultural Center's "Literature and Race" series. More details posted soon.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT IRVINE
Cancelled
May 2019
UCI
Irvine, CA
Annual DENSHO Gala
Nov 2, 2019
Densho Dinner
Seattle, WA
Mitsuye Yamada will read at the event.
November 2, 5:00-9:00
Meydenbauer Convention Center (Bellevue)
Ticket Price: $125 (fair market value is $100)
Dress code: Cocktail Attire
UCI LIBRARIES ARE PROUD TO PRESENT
Nov 21, 2019
UCI
Irvine, CA
Mitsuye Yamada Book Event.
Poet and Women’s Rights Activist Mitsuye Yamada will join us on November 21 for
Thursday, Nov. 21 from 12:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center.
With cultural performances by UCI student groups in the Lower Gateway Plaza.
This reading is a limited seating event. RSVP is required.
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM EVENT
Full Circle
Book Launch Event
Aug 24, 2019
Los Angeles, CA
Mitsuye Yamada Book Event.
Poet, essayist, educator, activist, and foremother of Asian American feminism, Mitsuye Yamada will read from her newest collection of poetry, Full Circle: New and Selected Poems. The celebration will also uplift the voices of generations of other Japanese American women writers, including special guests Diane Fujino, Miya Iwataki, Amy Uyematsu, Brynn Saito, and Diana Tsuchida. Live music by Kyoko Takenaka will accompany the dynamic readings. The program will be emceed by kyoko nakamaru . Yamada will sign copies of the book after the program.
RSVPs are required.