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SUMMARY:Humanities Book Group
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DESCRIPTION:Reading & discussion event led by a humanities scholar..\nhttp
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Selected Readings on the Japanese 
 American Experience: </strong>A monthly reading and discussion group focus
 ing on topics in history\, culture\, and the humanities. The group typical
 ly meets first Thursdays at 7 pm and is led by guest scholars. Pick up a c
 opy of each month's book from the front desk. <a href="https://brighamlibr
 ary.org/humanities-book-group" title="Link to the website for the Brigham 
 City Library's Humanities Book Group">Click here to go to the website for 
 the Brigham City Library's Humanities Book Group.</a></p>\n<p><strong><em>
 Journey to Topaz</em> by Yoshiko Uchida &amp\; <em>The Children of Topaz</
 em> by George W. Chilcoat</strong></p>\n<p>Kathryn MacKay\, PhD\, WSU</p>\
 n<p><img src="https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&amp\;clien
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 rney to Topaz" the="" children="" of="" tozaz="" title="Book cover of Jour
 ney to Topaz" width="320" height="400" /></p>\n<p><strong>Book Description
 s: </strong></p>\n<p><em>Journey to Topaz</em>:</p>\n<p>This much-loved an
 d widely read classic is the moving story of one girl's struggle to remain
  brave during the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. In 194
 1\, eleven-year-old Yuki is looking forward to Christmas when disaster str
 ikes: she and her family\, along with everyone of Japanese descent on the 
 West Coast\, are labeled enemy aliens. The FBI arrests her father\, and sh
 e\, her mother\, and her brother are imprisoned in a bleak and dusty camp 
 surrounded by barbed wire in the Utah desert. There\, she and her family e
 xperience both true friendship and heart-wrenching tragedy.</p>\n<p>Journe
 y to Topaz explores the consequences of prejudice and the capacities of th
 e human spirit. First published in 1971\, this novel was the first childre
 n's book about the wartime incarceration written by a Japanese American. T
 his fiftieth anniversary edition features new cover art\, a refreshed desi
 gn\, and a new foreword by Traci Chee.</p>\n<p><em>The Children of Topaz</
 em>:</p>\n<p>The diary of a third-grade class of Japanese-American childre
 n being held with their families in an internment camp during World War II
 .</p>\n<p><strong>Series Frequently asked questions:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<
 li><strong>I can't make it in person\, can I attend via Zoom? </strong>Yes
 . A Zoom link is available by request. Please contact the library\, 435-72
 3-5850\, at least 24 hours before the event to get a link.</li>\n<li><stro
 ng>How do I join the Book Group? </strong>Come to an event. Everyone is we
 lcome to attend any or all of the discussions.</li>\n<li><strong>How do I 
 get a book? </strong>A limited number of books are available for group mem
 bers to borrow at the library's circulation desk. No library card necessar
 y.</li>\n<li><strong>Do I have to read the book in order to come to the di
 scussion?</strong> No. Reading the book will certainly enhance your experi
 ence in the discussion and prepare you for talking points\, but all are we
 lcome no matter how much (or how little) of the book they have read.</li>\
 n<li><strong>Can I borrow a copy to read after the discussion?</strong> Ye
 s. As group members turn in their books\, those books may be borrowed by o
 thers.</li>\n</ul>\nhttps://bcpl.libnet.info/event/12461317
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