Programs and Events
Julie Otsuka will visit the Sacramento State Campus on Monday, October 5, 2009. Events related to the One Book Program will take place throughout the 2009/2010 academic year. Details will be posted in the forthcoming months as they become available.
Author Day Events: October 5, 2009
An Evening with the Author: community lecture and book signing
Author Julie Otsuka will talk about her novel, When the Emperor Was Divine. This evening event is free and open to the community. There will be a sign language interpreter for the event. Books are available for purchase in advance through the Hornet Bookstore. Co-Sponsored by UNIQUE.
Date: Monday, October 5, 2009
Time: Lecture 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm; Book signing 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Location: University Union Ballroom
Cost: Free and open to the public
Parking:
Free parking in Parking Structure III, 6th floor only
Students Meet the Author
Open to all Sac State students. Author Julie Otsuka will respond to questions she received from first year students prior to the lecture and follow with questions from the student audience.
Date: Monday, October 5, 2009
Time: Q & A 10:00 - 10:50 am; Book signing 11:00 - 11:30 am
Location: University Union Ballroom
Cost: Free to Sacramento State students
Making History Personal: A Panel Discussion
Julie Otsuka will be joined by Professors Wayne Maeda and Dan Okada and VP for Advancement, Carole Hayashino, and two Sac State students who will describe their personal stake in the Japanese American internment story. Followed by questions from the floor.
Date: Monday, October 5, 2009
Time: 12:00 - 12:50 PM
Location: University Union Ballroom
Cost: Free and open to the public
Parking:
Visitors may purchase a daily parking permit for $6 from a permit machine located in campus parking lots and parking structures. A daily parking permit may also be purchased at the UTAPS office.
See campus map >>
Making History Personal: One Woman's Experience with Japanese Internment
Sacramento area native Marielle Tsukamoto shared her family's experience before, during, and following their internment. This free event for the campus community was hosted by Dr. Vanessa Arnaud of the Honors Program. Read about this event>>
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Time: Lecture 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
Location: University Union Hinde Auditorium
Cost: Free and open to the campus community
Origami-A-Thon
The Sac State Japan Club presents: Origami-a-thon. The Origami-a-thon aims to promote world peace by folding one thousand origami paper cranes held together by strings, mirroring the feat that Sadako Sasaki accomplished during her struggle against leukemia, a disease she contracted from the after effects of the Hiroshima bombing in 1945. Following the event, the cranes will be sent to the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: University Union Delta Room (2nd floor)
Cost: Free and open to the public
Parking: Visitors may purchase a daily parking permit for $6 from a permit machine located in campus parking lots and parking structures. A daily parking permit may also be purchased at the UTAPS office. See campus map >>
"Captive Audiences Film Series": Films about Internments and Relocations
Presented by Hellen Lee-Keller, Assistant Professor, English Department
Co-sponsored by Sacramento State's Multi-Cultural Center
Dates: please click film title for description
Wednesday, September 9, 2009: "American Pastime" (2007),
Runtime: 105 Min, Rated PG
Wednesday, September 23, 2009: "From a Silk Cocoon" (2005),
Runtime: 105 Min, Documentary
Wednesday, October 7, 2009: "A Day in October" (1991),
Runtime: 97 Min, Not Rated
Wednesday, October 21, 2009: "Rabbit-Proof Fence," (2002),
Runtime: 94 Min, Rated PG
Wednesday, November 4, 2009: "Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony" (2003),
Runtime: 108 Min, Rated PG-13
Time: 6:15 pm doors open , 6:30 pm showtime. Discussion follows each screening.
Location: Multi-Cultural Center, Library 1010 (first floor, adjacent to Java City)
Cost: Free and open to the campus community
last updated: 10/20/2009