Lompoc Grant Opportunity

Thirteen months after publication, Vanished is still a topic of conversation in Lompoc.

The Lompoc public library was just awarded a grant from the California Council for the Humanities to present a "Community Read" event centered on Farewell to Manzanar during 2012. Library Director Molly Gerald wrote yesterday "I would like to talk with you about the possibility of programming that would also include Vanished. Today I spoke with the Manzanar author, Jeanne Houston."

Vanished on the same stage with Farewell to Manzanar?  Wow.

We will definitely keep readers here in the loop. Thanks Molly, thanks everybody for your support.

And Another Outlet

We are happy to announce that Eastwind Books of Berkeley will soon be carrying Vanished.

Eastwind is located at 2066 University in Berkeley. Check out their website at www.asiabookcenter.com

According to Bea Dong of Eastwind-- "We had a book event for Making Home From War and one of the contributing authors Michi Tashiro recommended we carry Vanished. Thank you for writing this book. We are very pleased to have this opportunity to retail your book."

Thank you Bea, and thank you Michi.

Vanished now has sixteen outlets including four in Northern Calfornia, in Berkeley, Sacramento, San Mateo and San Jose.

Yet Another Signing

You thought maybe after one entire year, the Vanished caravan might end? Well, slowing down it is, but not ending.

For those of you on the Central Coast, you are invited to The Bookstore in Lompoc on Thursday, November 17 from 6:00 to 9 p.m. where John McReynolds and two other local authors will be signing and talking.

Come on by to 1137 North H Street, Suite Q, in Lompoc. We look forward to seeing you.

Another Great Story from San Jose

                                   Jane Iwata, Midori Suzuki Satow, Aki Iwata, Michi Nakai, and
                                             Nancy Satow Ito get together in San Jose. 

Just as at all the Vanished book presentations, the book became secondary to the reunions at the San Jose Museum last month. In this case people who met long after 1942 came back together.

Witness this note from Aki Iwata--

Everyone had a good time at your presentation in the JAMsj.

It's hard to get people to say anything in public like during your discussion, but they sure gave me an earful afterwards.

Thank you again for the contribution your book has made to the history of our country.

Here is a photo of 91-year-old Midori Satow, the prominent focal point on the cover of your book.

Her daughter Nancy is on the far right of this photo

On my left is Michi Nakai.  Turns out that Nancy was Michi's bridesmaid.  They haven't seen each other in years.

Michi (& Roy) we've known for many years. They live in Nipomo. Their daughter Kim is married to Allen Hayashi who farms in Arroyo Grande.  Believe the Hayashis date back to Tsunejiro Hayashi that is mentioned in your book on page 97.