Jeanette Arakawa hopes to raise awareness with autobiographical book
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Palo Alto author and activist Jeanette Arakawa discusses her autobiographical novel, "The Little Exile," at a May 27 event hosted by the Bill Lane Center for the American West. Courtesy Palo Alto Library.
Jeanette Arakawa, a Palo Alto author and community activist, will give a virtual talk about her autobiographical novel, "The Little Exile," from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, as part of the Palo Alto City Library virtual author series.
In her book, Arakawa shares her experience as an internee at the Rohwer War Relocation Center in Arkansas, where she and her parents lived for 3 years during the 1940s.