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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.
His design work included Tresidder Memorial, numerous campus buildings
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William Busse, one of the 2016 Lifetimes of Achievement honorees, stands in his Palo Alto home. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber.
Retired architect Bill Hoff Busse, known just as much for designing significant buildings at Stanford University as for lending his skills to volunteer projects throughout Palo Alto, died of natural causes at his Palo Alto home on April 19. He was 93.
Busse s name is attributed to numerous noted buildings in the area, including the downtown Palo Alto City Library, the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Stanford University s Tresidder Memorial Union.
From insight on local Black pioneers to a discussion on how African American music has impacted the world, numerous Midpeninsula groups have organized events that aim to educate the community.