Event Rewind: Looking Like the Enemy
Posted by wastatelib on November 16, 2007
Holy Cow! We had standing (and sitting on the floor) room only for our event last Thursday featuring Mary Matsuda Gruenewald, writer of “Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese-American Internment Camps.“ Mary spoke passionately about her experiences during World War II, the similarities between the experiences of Japanese-Americans then and Muslim-Americans today, and the critical importance of voting.
We especially enjoyed the presence of so many students that night, especially the middle school students (most from Tumwater Middle School), who not only gave Mary their full attention but willingly gave up their seats for others. Bravo!
Our staff photographer got a bunch of great pictures that night, many of which can be found on Flickr.
Washington State Library’s next event is Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 12:10 PM, when we’ll be welcoming Sydney Stevens, author of “Dear Medora: Child of Oysterville’s Forgotten Years.” Please join us!
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