One Book discussion of Japanese internment spurs call to action
At Sacramento State's One Book event on Nov. 14, students, faculty, staff, and members of the community heard about the experiences of Japanese Americans forced to live in concentration camps during World War II, and how those former internees continue to use their painful history to push for change.
Each year, the Sac State One Book Program chooses a book to bring together the campus and broader Sacramento community, spurring conversations about social justice issues.
This year, the program selected the 1972 memoir Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was 7 years old when her Japanese American family had to abandon their fishing business to live in a concentration camp set up by the U.S. government.
