Who Was Hisaye Yamamoto? Google Doodle Celebrates Japanese American Writer
On 5/4/21 at 4:43 AM EDT
Hisaye Yamamoto, a Japanese-American short story author and journalist, is celebrated in Tuesday s Google Doodle in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Yamamoto was born on August 23, 1921, in Redondo Beach, California, to Japanese immigrant parents. Her parents were from the Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan and immigrated to California where they farmed strawberries. Under the California Alien Land Law of 1913, Yamamoto s family was not allowed to own agricultural land and so they moved around as she was growing up.
In her teens, Yamamoto wrote for a daily newspaper for Japanese Californians under the name Napoleon.
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Livermore Public Library will host a discussion of the 2019 film âThe Farewellâ at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 18.
Directed by Lulu Wang and starring Awkwafina, the PG-rated movie centers on a Chinese family who learns that their grandmother has only a short time left to live. They decide to keep her in the dark and schedule an impromptu wedding to gather the family before she dies.
The discussion will be held virtually via Zoom. Library card holders can also watch the film for free on the libraryâs video-streaming platform, Kanopy.
For a link to join the discussion, go to https://bit.ly/2OXlW2s. To obtain a library card or for assistance accessing Kanopy, go to www.livermorelibrary.net or call 925-373-5505.
Four outstanding secondary school teachers to be honored at Princeton Commencement
Denise Valenti, Office of Communications
May 3, 2021 9:47 a.m.
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Princeton University will honor four outstanding New Jersey secondary school teachers at its 2021
on Sunday, May 16.
This year’s recipients of the Princeton Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching are Mina Armani of José Martí STEM Academy, Jametta Clarke of Lawrence High School, Christine Lim of Pennsauken High School and Andrew Teheran of East Side High School.
The teachers were selected for the award based on nominations from public and private schools around the state. They each will receive $5,000, as well as $3,000 for their school libraries.