Topaz reading in a group poetry presentation with Asian Pacific American poets--Sharon Hashimoto, Arlene Kim, Alan Lau--and a tribute to Kim-An Lieberman.
Reading of poems from Topaz along with music by Stuart Dempster and Paul Kikuchi, visual art from Suiren (Renko Ishida Dempster), and story presentation by Omoide project contributor, Dee Goto.
Reading poems from Topaz in a group reading with poets Dawn McGuire, Sara Mumolo, and Alan Soldofsky with special musical guest, The Lady Crooners.
Reading of Topaz and co-presentation with poet Barbara Jane Reyes--author of Gravities of Center, Poeta en San Francisco, and Diwata--as part of the Lark Readings at Studio Grand series hosted by Elizabeth Treadwell.
Reading poems from Topaz in an intergenerational reading with poet Brynn Saito, author of The Palace of Contemplating Departure (Red Hen Press, 2013), along with stories of wartime incarceration and post-war resettlement by Jean Gize, Barbara Horiuchi, Kaz Iwahashi, Laurin and Arthur Mayeno, and Toru Saito from the website Collecting Nisei Stories.
Poetry reading of Topaz and co-presentation with Robin Becker--author of seven poetry collections--along with Janine Canan, author and psychiatrist, as part of the WordTemple Poetry Series hosted by Katherine Hastings.
Co-presentation of Topaz and poet Jodi Hottel's Heart Mountain. Marin Poetry Center Third Thursday Series.
An intergenerational poetry reading and discussion with local award-winning poets, Brynn Saito, author of The Palace of Contemplating Departure, and Kundiman fellow, Mia Ayumi Malhotra.