Japanese American National Museum's video: The Art of Museum and Memory with Karen Tei Yamashita

On March 25, 2022, University of California, Santa Cruz and JANM hosted a celebration of author Karen Tei Yamashita, UCSC emerita professor of literature, who was recently awarded the 2021 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from The National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards. Yamashita discussed her work and writings, followed by an audience Q&A moderated by Jasmine Alinder, UCSC Dean of the Humanities. She was introduced by Alice Yang, UCSC Associate Professor of History. --- Programs like this are made possible by the generous support of JANM’s members and donors. Become a member (https://janm.org/membership​) or consider making a tax-deductible gift so that we can continue to present more programs and exhibitions like these: https://janm.org/donatenow​. Your support makes a difference. Thank you! Japanese American National Museum 100 N. Central Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 https://janm.org Stay connected with us! Follow JANM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamuseum/ Follow JANM on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamuseum Follow JANM on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamuseum