“When the Emperor Was Divine”: Public Reading by author Julie Otsuka

11.11.09
	What?	When the Emperor Was Divine: Public Reading by author Julie Otsuka
	When?	7 p.m.
	Where?	Armstrong Center
	About?	Take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity to hear author Julie Otsuka give a public reading of her book When the Emperor Was Divine When the Emperor Was Divine tells the story of one family caught in the long shadow of a part of U.S. history that some might rather forget. The novel narrates the experience of one family of Japanese-American U.S. citizens who are treated as enemies of their own country. One mother, one father, one daughter, and one son suffer the long journey of discrimination and internment. Author Julie Otsuka gives voice to their experiences—and the experiences of thousands of Americans who were detained during World War II.