"American Sutra: Buddhism and the WWII Japanese American Incarceration" by Duncan Williams


 Religious Studies     Apr 15 2019 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Humanities Gateway 1030

Duncan Williams will speak about his new book American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom During the Second World War (Harvard University Press, Feb. 2019) on the Japanese American Buddhist experience in the WWII incarceration camps. He will explore questions of faith, identity and resilience in the face of dislocation, loss and uncertainty.

Talk: 4:00-5:15PM
Book Signing: 5:15-5:45PM

*Presented by the Program in Religious Studies
*Co-Sponsored by The Department of Asian American Studies, The Office of Inclusive Excellence, & Tomo No Kai 

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