Between Roots & Rivers: Japanese Immigrant and Japanese American Journeys in Virginia
Join us for a free lecture by Emma Ito on “Between Roots & Rivers: Japanese Immigrant and Japanese American Journeys in Virginia.” Ito, director of education at Virginia Humanities, will explore the layered histories, migrations and lived experiences of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans in Virginia across generations. Blending archival photographs, primary documents, timelines and narrative snapshots, she will highlight both well-known and lesser-told local histories, from World War II Japanese American incarceration in Norfolk to the stories of early immigrants at Virginia universities. Emphasizing themes of citizenship, labor, identity, resilience and belonging, Ito will expand on how these experiences are deeply intertwined with Virginia’s past and present.
At Virginia Humanities, Ito is responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of educational resources for K-12 students, college students, teachers and lifelong learners. She is currently an adjunct in the Virginia Commonwealth University Honors College. She writes and speaks on the experiences of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans in Virginia, with a focus on the time periods of Jim Crow and World War II. In her free time, she is an avid reader and bookstagrammer.
This is a free event, but registration is required. Limited free parking is available in the deck underneath the Library building. For more information, contact [email protected].
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