WHO/WHAT: JOIN THE NISEI VETERANS MEMORIAL CENTER FOR A FREE ZOOM DISCUSSION FEATURING DUNCAN RYUKEN WILLAMS, A BESTSELLING AUTHOR, BUDDHIST PRIEST AND UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PROFESSOR AS HE DISCUSSES FOR HIS TALK, “RESILIENCE, ADAPTABILITY AND THE WWII JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION.” THE ZOOM SESSION IS PART OF ITS TA-KE LEADERSHIP SERIES, FEATURING OUTSTANDING LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SHARE THEIR INSIGHTS ON MODERN SOCIETY THROUGH THE LENS OF NISEI VALUES. TAKE, OR BAMBOO, SYMBOLIZES HOW PEOPLE IN JAPAN’S BYGONE YEARS WERE TOLD TO RUN FOR SAFETY INTO BAMBOO GROVES DURING AN EARTHQUAKE BECAUSE BAMBOO’S STRONG ROOTS WOULD HOLD THE EARTH TOGETHER.
WHEN/WHERE: SATURDAY, NOV. 18, 1:30 P.M., VIA ZOOM. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT NVMC.ORG/EVENT/TA-KE-LEADERSHIP-SERIES-DUNCAN-RYUKEN-WILLIAMS.
TICKETS: TO REGISTER, PLEASE CALL 808-244-6862.
