Bestselling author Lisa See will discuss her new book,cerita lucah cikgu “China Dolls,” on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. in Little Tokyo.
The novel is a World War II-era drama of friendship and betrayal amongst three Chinese American women whose lives cross in the glamorous nightclubs of San Francisco’s Chinatown.
The women’s fortunes take a turn after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the book includes detailed accounts of the wartime imprisonment of Japanese Americans.
See will also talk about her family’s personal connections to the Japanese American incarceration experience and her grandfather’s early efforts to exhibit art by Asian Americans.
See is the author of New York Timesbestsellers “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,” “Peony in Love,” and “Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy.”
Her first book, “On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese American Family,” traces the journey of her great-grandfather, Fong See, who overcame obstacles at every step to become the 100-year-old godfather of Los Angeles’ Chinatown and the patriarch of a sprawling family.
Audience Q&A to follow. Free with general admission. The book is available at the JANM Store.
For more information, call (213) 625-0414 or visit www.janm.org.
Sony is giving away 'Journey' and 'Uncharted' for free on PlayStation 4San Diego ComicDisney+ censors nudity in 'Splash' with a luxurious CGI butt wig16 of the best 'Together at Home' performances to watch on repeatMost 'affordable' Porsche Taycan hits U.S., is still way more expensive than a TeslaGoogle and Apple team up to support coronavirus contact tracingFrom Netflix to Disney Plus: How the biggest streamers handle HDR9 weird, free stock images that make excellent Zoom backgroundsiPhone SE's RAM and battery capacity likely revealed in Chinese listingMichelle Obama wants to read to your kids on Mondays Imagine Little Tokyo Contest to Hold Virtual Celebration Miniature Golf Tournament to Raise Funds for Rising Stars Youth Leadership Program Legacy of ‘Trailblazer’ Judy Nishimoto Ota to Be Celebrated JANM Reflects on Anniversary of EO 9066 JACL Denounces Rising Anti Weekly Ondo Practice at LBJCC Luau Signals Start of Nisei Week Planning NBC Orders ‘Quantum Leap’ Sequel Series with Asian Lead OBITUARY: Toyota Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda, 97 SoCal Gardeners' Federation Holds Installation
0.2435s , 9969.3125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【cerita lucah cikgu】Enter to watch online.Author Lisa See to Speak at JANM,