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ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION FOR
'ONE BOOK, ONE SAN DIEGO'
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The Oceanside Public Library, in partnership with the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego (JAHSSD), will present an online panel discussion about this year’s selection of They Called Us Enemy, a graphic novel by George Takei for “One Book, One San Diego,” with the purpose of bringing community closer together through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book.
In this one-hour online event on Tuesday, September 29 at 11:00 am., a brief history of San Diego’s Japanese American community will be followed by panelists’ personal stories, detailing and comparing their experiences with those described by the author in the book.
They Called Us Enemy is a memoir that tells the story of Takei and his family's imprisonment in internment camps during World War II. There will be an opportunity to ask questions of the two panelists; Jack Kubota, who was interned in a camp at Poston, Arizona in 1942 at the age of 13, and later went on to graduate from University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Engineering; and Kay Ochi, whose parents were incarcerated at the Poston, Arizona camp. Ochi worked on the campaign for reparations with Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR) and continues her involvement with this organization today. The panel will be moderated by Linda Canada, who served as archivist and past president of JAHSSD.
Register here. The One Book, One San Diego program encourages participation in events like this, discussions of the ideas raised in the featured books, and examination of how these ideas connect with our daily lives and local communities. For more information about Library services and programs, visit www.oceansidepubliclibrary.org or call (760) 435-5600.
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CHAT WITH A LOCAL WITH THE LIBRARY |
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Learn more about members of your Oceanside community every Wednesday on Instagram Live with your Oceanside Public Library. Visit us at noon on Instagram @OceansideLibrary, and click on the “OceansideLibrary Live” icon, on the top left of the screen, and you will be able to listen in on a conversational interview between an Oceanside Librarian and a different changemaker in Oceanside every week! Here is who will be on and what we will be talking about, up through November 4:
- September 23: Max Disposti (@nclgbtqresourcecenter), Executive Director of the North County LGBTQ Center in Oceanside—about everything from Max’s first acts of political activism in Rome, to his move to Oceanside, to what he is working on now.
- September 30: Jeridel Banks (@jeridelbanks), writer, artist, and creative consultant—about Black Nerds Expo, which she conceptualized, planned and made happen in 2019 and 2020, to great success.
- October 6: Wendy Maruyama (@wendymaruyama), Japanese American furniture maker, artist and educator, in support of One Book, One San Diego (https://www.kpbs.org/one-book/)—about her project, “Wendy Maruyama: Executive Order 9066”, which was made in response to her research and investigation about the effects of internment on the Japanese American psyche.
- October 14: artist Olivia Stevens, as we continue featuring the recent Mobile Art Workshop by talking to a different featured artist each month from @TheHillStreetCountryClub—about her work, which was part of the recent “Re-Use Project”, an Exhibition created by CSUSM Students, as part of @csusmstaircase.
- October 21: Vallie Gilley of the Oceanside Kitchen Collaborative (@osidekitchencollaborative)—about this organization that partners with local farms, the City of Oceanside, and food businesses to rescue fresh produce, nourishing and educating our community; and, from March through July 21, diverted produce from the landfill to create 206,522 meals for vulnerable community members through a City-funded emergency food program.
- October 28 - Zach Cordner (@zachcordner), photographer, creative director, educator and co-founder of Osider Magazine—about his work, his biggest influences, and his photography programs with students from Oceanside High School.
- November 4 - Julia Fister from Studio ACE (@studioacearts)—about this nonprofit organization, dedicated to enriching lives through Arts, Community, and Education, and that, during COVID, passed out hundreds of Art Kits to families at local elementary schools, to help keep kids in Oceanside learning and creating all through the stay-at-home orders.
Instagram is a mobile application that can be downloaded from the app store on your mobile device, or you can visit instagram.com.oceansidelibrary, and click on the “IGTV” icon to view recorded “Chat with a Local” videos. For related information, please visit www.oceansidepubliclibrary.org or call (760) 435-5600.
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