Library hosts exhibit and film on Japanese internment in U.S. during WWII
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What It Means to be Free is a video interview with former Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada. As a child, Inada was one of the youngest persons sent to internment camps during World War II. The experience has been a major influence on his poetry. Each film screening will be followed by a discussion.
In Christmas Valley, the exhibit opens at the Community Hall on January 20, 2018, at 1:30 PM for public viewing with the film screening at 3:30 PM. In Paisley, the exhibit opens at the Paisley School cafeteria on January 22, 2018 at 8:30 AM with the film screening at 10:30 AM. In Lakeview, the exhibit will be on display at the Main Library from February 5-9, 2018, and the film screening will be at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 in the meeting room.
For questions about the program or more information about the library, contact Library Director Amy Hutchinson at 541-947-6019 or amyh@lakecountylibrary.org. For information on Rural Organizing Project, visit http://www.rop.org/. For information on Graham Street Productions, visit https://www.grahamstreetproductions.com/.