Community Conversation THE INCARCERATION OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WWII

In anticipation of An American Dream, Opera Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Toba Sister City Organization will present an introduction to the opera and a Community Conversation centering on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. Incarceration survivors Hideko Malis and Roke Fukumura speak about their experience in a discussion moderated and by Nina Yoshida Nelsen. Nina is the Co-founder and President of Asian Opera Alliance and will be starring in An American Dream as Hiroko Kobayashi. The Community Sponsor for this event is the Santa Barbara Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Contact Opera Santa Barbara for more info.