Daniel James Brown, author of Facing the Mountain" with Tom Ikeda of Densho

Elliott Bay Book Company

Daniel James Brown, author of "Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II" in conversation with Tom Ikeda

Seattle author Daniel James Brown, author of "Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II" in conversation with Tom Ikeda, Executive Director of Densho. Hosted by Lori Matsukawa. We look forward to a more Seattle-centric discussion this evening, with some attention also to less well known events in Hawai’i. and we hope that you'll bring your questions. We have signed copies of Facing the Mountain! Order one when you register (to have it mailed to you after the event, within the Continental U.S.) or call or stop by the Elliott Bay Book Company starting May 11th. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism, highlighting the contributions and sacrifices that Japanese immigrants and their American-born children made for the sake of the nation the courageous Japanese-American Army unit that overcame brutal odds in Europe; their families, incarcerated back home; and a young man who refused to surrender his constitutional rights, even if it meant imprisonment.Facing the Mountain is an unforgettable chronicle of war-time America and the battlefields of Europe. Based on Daniel James Brown's extensive interviews with the families of the protagonists as well as deep archival research, it portrays the kaleidoscopic journey of four Japanese-American families and their sons, who volunteered for 442nd Regimental Combat Team and were deployed to France, Germany, and Italy, where they were asked to do the near impossible.But this is more than a war story. Brown also tells the story of these soldiers' parents, immigrants who were forced to shutter the businesses, surrender their homes, and submit to life in concentration camps on U.S. soil. Woven throughout is the chronicle of a brave young man, one of a cadre of patriotic resisters who stood up against their government in defense of their own rights. Whether fighting on battlefields or in courtrooms, these were Americans under unprecedented strain, doing what Americans do best--striving, resisting, pushing back, rising up, standing on principle, laying down their lives, and enduring. Daniel James Brown is the author of The Boys in the Boat, The Indifferent Stars Above, and Under a Flaming Sky. He lives outside of Seattle.Tom Ikeda is executive director of Densho, a Seattle-based non-profit dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing Japanese American history and promoting social justice and equity. Lori Matsukawa, who recently retired after 36 years as an anchor and reporter at KING TV, won two Northwest Regional Emmy Awards, one in 2017 for her series “Prisoners in Their Own Land” about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and another in 2018 for “Shane Sato: Portraits of Courage” about a photographer's mission to photograph Nisei veterans, who served as part of America's “Greatest Generation.

<h3>Tom Ikeda, Executive Director of Densho </h3>

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