Film Screening, Reading, and Conversation with the Authors

Featuring author Louise Steinman and journalist Wendy Hanamura, who will both talk about their motivations, struggles and discoveries as they went through the process of reconstructing their fathers' war experiences. Weaving together her father's letters from wartime—found after his death—with the story of her own journey, Steinman tells a compelling story in her new book The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War. Steinman, a frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times, curates literary and performing arts programs for the Los Angeles Public Library. Wendy Hanamura documents her father, Sergeant Howard Hanamura, and his march through war and racial turmoil while fighting in the Japanese American 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team in her Emmy award-winning HONOR BOUND—A Personal Journey. As an experienced journalist, Hanamura has produced documentaries, news features, and has covered international and local news for the last 17 years.

There will be a screening of special film clips from HONOR BOUND—A Personal Journey, and Steinman will read and sign copies of her new book, The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War.