One Book, One Coast will close with an author talk at East Los Angeles Library. Please join us in person or online to watch it streamed live. See below for the registration link.
One Book, One Coast brings together library systems across California, Washington State, and Oregon for a shared community reading program that celebrates literacy, learning, community, and civil discourse. All participating libraries will read and discuss They Called Us Enemy by George Takei. Please see our events calendar for book discussions during May. Physical copies of the book available to borrow and unlimited digital copies of the eBook in English and Spanish available from April 1 through June 6 on the Libby app by Overdrive. Giveaway copies are available while supplies last, with generous support from the Pierce County Library Foundation. Please see the Library Help Desk for giveaway copies.
For those who cannot attend in person, you can sign up to watch from home by registering for the Zoom event. The event will be recorded and shared for a limited time on the OBOC homepage, as well. The link will be shared after May 31.
They Called Us Enemy is a graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei’s childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Confronting questions of patriotism, family, loyalty, and community, George’s work is a stunning examination of what it means to be American, both long ago and today.
AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Stories and Voices | Author event |