The long-awaited visit to the Japanese American National Museum by the Lompoc Nikkei and their friends, including the author of Vanished, is now only four days away.
"We've done more than a dozen speaking engagements and book-signings, but the visit to JANM will probably be the highlight," said John McReynolds today. "The museum is so well-respected and so many people from the Nikkei community have sacrificed for its success that it cannot be otherwise. And also because so many onetime Lompocans relocated to the Los Angeles area."
The event will begin at 2:00 p.m. It will include a welcome from Koji Sakai, JANM Director of Programs, introductions of everyone present, remarks by Mr. McReynolds and comments from Lompocans Chiyo Iwamoto Kobayashi, Rev. Ed Iwamoto, Jean Nakashima Tekawa, May Murakami Musenga, Kuni Inouye Omura, and Michael Mori. It will be concluded by comments from Dr. Kent Haldan and Dr. Arthur Hansen and social time. It will end at 4:00 but there is talk of further social time at a nearby restaurant afterward.
A new addition to the speakers list is Tets Furukawa of Santa Maria who was a friend of many Lompocans at Gila River Camp. Another addition is to the guest list. George Fukawa, who has been ill, is expected to be present. Welcome Tets and George!!
Additional copies of the book will be available in the JANM bookshop.
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