After the bombing of Pearl Harbor\, all Ja panese Americans living on the West Coast were forced from their homes int o incarceration camps in remote areas of the country. Among the over 120\, 000 Japanese Americans who were incarcerated\, over two-thirds were Americ an-born\, many of whom were children. Join historian and librarian Sarah O kner\, a descendant of internees\, as she shares photos and details of dai ly life in an interment camp\, and the profound effects it had on those li ving there.
\nSarah Okner has been studying the incarceration experi ence for over 10 years. Her thesis\, Relocated Classrooms\, explored the e ducation system in the camps. She has guest-lectured at University of Illi nois and presented at organizations across the Midwest including libraries \, historical societies\, and the Buddhist Temple of Chicago. Committed to diversity in children&rsquo\;s literature and educational outreach\, she is currently a librarian with Vernon Area Public Library District in Linco lnshire\, IL.
\nThis program has been rescheduled from Wednesday\, M ay 25.
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