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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150125T120000
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SUMMARY:"Other Words\, Other Worlds": Poetry\, Creativity\, and Historical Memory
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/other-words-other-worlds-poetry-creativity-and-historical-memory/
LOCATION:Aldersgate United Methodist Church\, 4243 Manuela Avenue\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150115T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150115T210000
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SUMMARY:Co-presentation of 'Topaz' and poet Jodi Hottel's 'Heart Mountain'
DESCRIPTION:Co-presentation of Topaz and poet Jodi Hottel’s Heart Mountain. Marin Poetry Center Third Thursday Series.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/co-presenting-topaz-with-poet-jodi-hottel-heart-mountain/
LOCATION:Falkirk Cultural Center\, 1408 Mission Avenue\, San Rafael\, 94901\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141018T190000
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SUMMARY:WordTemple Poetry Series
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/wordtemple-poetry-series/
LOCATION:Sebastopol Center for the Arts\, 282 S. High Street\, Sebastopol\, CA\, 95472\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140913T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140913T150000
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CREATED:20140906T120601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140906T120601Z
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SUMMARY:Collecting Nisei Stories Celebration/Intergenerational Reading
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/collecting-nisei-stories-celebrationintergenerational-reading/
LOCATION:Berkeley United Methodist Church\, 1710 Carleton Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94703\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140809T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140809T220000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
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LAST-MODIFIED:20140802T112924Z
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SUMMARY:Lark Readings at Studio Grand
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/lark-readings-at-studio-grand/
LOCATION:Studio Grand\, 3234 Grand Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94610\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140617T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140617T133000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140617T080249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140617T080817Z
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SUMMARY:Litquake and Yerba Buena Garden Festival Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Reading poems from Topaz in a group reading with poets Dawn McGuire\, Sara Mumolo\, and Alan Soldofsky with special musical guest\, The Lady Crooners.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/litquake-and-yerba-buena-garden-festival-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Jessie Square\, Yerba Buena Gardens\, 760 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140605T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140605T193000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140120T010913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140525T210549Z
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SUMMARY:'Topaz' Intergenerational Reading and Family Artist Presentation
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/topaz-reading-and-family-artist-presentation/
LOCATION:Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience\, 719 South King Street\, Seattle\, WA\, 98104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140603T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140120T012804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140120T013759Z
UID:253-1401820200-1401825600@briankomeidempster.com
SUMMARY:Asian Pacific American Poetry Across the Generations
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/asian-pacific-american-poetry-across-the-generations/
LOCATION:University Book Store\, 4326 University Way NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140601T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140601T163000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140120T014802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140120T014802Z
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SUMMARY:'Topaz' Reading and Co-Presentation with poet Janet Norman Knox
DESCRIPTION:Reading poems from Topaz and presenting with poet Janet Norman Knox\, author of Eastlake Cleaners When Quality & Price Count [a romance].
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/topaz-reading-and-co-presentation-with-poet-janet-norman-knox/
LOCATION:Eagle Harbor Books\, 157 Winslow Way E.	\, Bainbridge Island\, WA\, 98110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140531T190000
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SUMMARY:Japanese American Imprisonment & Resettlement: The Power of Our Intergenerational Stories
DESCRIPTION:Intergenerational reading of poems from Topaz and discussion of writing workshops and editing projects with Japanese American community along with presentation by Janet Sakamoto Baba from the Pacific Northwest writing project\, Omoide\, and accompanying video as part of NVC Foundation Speaker Series. \n  \n 
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/japanese-american-imprisonment-resettlement-the-power-of-our-intergenerational-stories/
LOCATION:NVC Memorial Hall\, 1212 South King Street\, Seattle\, WA\, 98144\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140430T193000
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CREATED:20140125T043733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140406T020918Z
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SUMMARY:USF Asian Pacific American Faculty Authors Reading
DESCRIPTION:Poetry reading of Topaz along with presentations by University of San Francisco faculty colleagues Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III\, Angelo Michael F. Merino\, Bich Minh Nguyen\, and Evelyn Rodriguez. \n  \n 
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/usf-asian-pacific-american-faculty-authors-reading/
LOCATION:University of San Francisco\, Fromm Hall\, Berman Room\, 2130 Fulton Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94117-1080\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140426T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140426T180000
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SUMMARY:Postwar Nikkei Life and Camp Legacies
DESCRIPTION:A joint book reading and dialogue with Greg Robinson\, historian and author of After Camp and Pacific Citizens as part of the Nichi Bei Foundation Author Series.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/post-war-nisei-life-and-family-legacy/
LOCATION:Union Bank Community Room\, 1675 Post Street (Japan Center East Mall)\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140412T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140412T143000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140406T021736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140406T022202Z
UID:265-1397307600-1397313000@briankomeidempster.com
SUMMARY:Writing Family Stories\, 'Topaz' Reading\, and Intergenerational Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Discussion of importance of writing family stories and an intergenerational reading with poems from Topaz\, stories by Mary Ann Furuichi and Joan Matsuoka from Collecting Nisei Stories website\, and music and writing by Toru Saito. Hosted and sponsored by the Contra Costa Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/contra-costa-japanese-american-citizens-league-jacl-presentation/
LOCATION:East Bay Free Methodist Church\, 5395 Potrero Avenue\, El Cerrito\, CA\, 94530 \, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140405T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140405T220000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140119T145340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140406T024103Z
UID:235-1396728000-1396735200@briankomeidempster.com
SUMMARY:'Topaz' Reading and Group Author Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Presenting Topaz in group reading with other authors–Molly Antopol\, Kwan Booth\, Evan Karp\, Tom Kealey\, Donna Laemmlen\, Melissa R. Sipin–as part of Bernal Yoga Literary Series. \n  \n 
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/topaz-reading-and-group-author-presentation/
LOCATION:Bernal Yoga Studio\, 908 Cortland Avenue\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140315T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140315T160000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140119T143228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140119T143333Z
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SUMMARY:Breaking Silences: Uncovering Memories of Japanese American Imprisonment
DESCRIPTION:Co-presentation of Topaz\, Toru Saito from Making Home from War\, and Wakako Yamauchi’s Rosebud\, with excerpts read by Alyctra Matsushita.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/breaking-silences-uncovering-memories-of-japanese-american-imprisonment/
LOCATION:Japanese American National Museum\, 100 N. Central Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140313T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140313T173000
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CREATED:20140120T004945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140120T004945Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese American Imprisonment and Resettlement: The Power of Our Stories
DESCRIPTION:Reading poems from Topaz and discussing Japanese American community writing projects. Presenting with novelist Gene Oishi\, author of Fox Drum BeBop. 
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/japanese-american-imprisonment-and-resettlement-the-power-of-our-stories/
LOCATION:University of Southern California\, 3607 Trousdale Parkway\, University Park Campus\, Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC)\, Room 302\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90089\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140227T220000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140119T151136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140119T151136Z
UID:239-1393527600-1393538400@briankomeidempster.com
SUMMARY:Burnside Review\, Four Way Books\, Canarium Books\, and Lana Turner Reading
DESCRIPTION:Presenting Topaz in a group reading with Ed Skoog\, Ralph Angel\, Jeff Alessandrelli\, Paula  Cisewski\, David J. Daniels\, Karen Brennan\, Joy Katz\, Ish Klein\, Tod Marshall\, Christopher Mattison\, Sawako Nakayasu\, Richard Greenfield\, Sara Deniz Akant\, and Jessica Laser. AWP Conference Offsite Event. \n  \n 
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/burnside-review-four-way-books-canarium-books-and-lana-turner-reading/
LOCATION:Fremont Abbey\, 4272 Fremont Avenue N.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98103\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140219T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140119T133448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140119T140729Z
UID:229-1392816600-1392822000@briankomeidempster.com
SUMMARY:Japanese American Day of Remembrance
DESCRIPTION:Reading Poems from Topaz and presenting with Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi\, authors of Wherever There’s a Fight\, Samina Faheem of American Muslim Voice\, and Kazumaro and Taeko Ishida\, contributors of Collecting Nisei Stories website.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/japanese-american-day-of-remembrance/
LOCATION:De Anza College\, Campus Center Conference Rooms\, 21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard	\, Cupertino\, CA\, 95014\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140201T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140201T143000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20130716T061205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140103T134810Z
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SUMMARY:'Topaz' Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Reading poems from Topaz.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/reading-poems-from-topaz/
LOCATION:Kensington Library\, 61 Arlington Avenue\, Kensington\, CA\, 94707\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140105T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140105T160000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20140103T134022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140103T134022Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Our Stories: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Japanese American Community and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Reading poems from Topaz and memoir excerpts from Making Home from War. Collaborative presentation with Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi\, co-authors of Wherever There’s a Fight\, and Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston\, co-author of Farewell to Manzanar.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/the-power-of-our-stories-the-fight-for-civil-liberties-in-the-japanese-american-community-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Public Library\, 224 Church Street\, Santa Cruz\, 95060\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131106T193000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20130716T060934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131007T100251Z
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SUMMARY:'Topaz' Reading with Presentations by 'Making Home from War' contributors
DESCRIPTION:Intergenerational reading of poems from Topaz along with stories by Making Home from War contributors\, Florence Dobashi\, Sato Hashizume\, and Daisy Satoda.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/co-presenting-topaz-with-making-home-from-war-and-collecting-nisei-stories-contributors/
LOCATION:San Francisco Public Library\, Main/Latino Room\, 100 Larkin Street\, San Francisco\, 94102
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131027T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131027T170000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20130716T060446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130909T111255Z
UID:94-1382886000-1382893200@briankomeidempster.com
SUMMARY:'Topaz' Intergenerational Reading and Presentation by Paul Okimoto of 'Oh! Poston'
DESCRIPTION:Intergenerational reading of poems from Topaz along with stories by contributors from Making Home from War and Collecting Nisei Stories: Kazuko Iwahashi\, Ruth Okimoto\, and Toru Saito. Co-presenting with Paul Okimoto\, Oh! Poston. Why Don’t You Cry for Me?:  And Other Stops Along the Way.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/topaz-reading-with-paul-okimoto-and-others/
LOCATION:Eastwind Books of Berkeley\, 2066 University Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131017T190000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20130716T055833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131006T090116Z
UID:92-1382036400-1382036400@briankomeidempster.com
SUMMARY:'Topaz' Poetry Reading and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Reading poems from Topaz and discussing writing workshops and editing projects with Japanese American community along with presentations by two contributors from Making Home From War: Florence Dobashi and Michi Tashiro.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/topaz-poetry-reading-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books\, 506 Clement St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131009T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260509T011947
CREATED:20130908T122652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130909T111058Z
UID:208-1381347000-1381352400@briankomeidempster.com
SUMMARY:'Topaz' Poetry Reading and Presentation of 'Making Home from War' and 'Collecting Nisei Stories'
DESCRIPTION:Reading poems from Topaz and presenting community and editing projects with the Japanese American community\, including Making Home from War and Collecting Nisei Stories\, along with stories by contributors Ruth Ichinaga and Toru Saito. Sponsored by the Friends of the Albany Library.
URL:https://briankomeidempster.com/event/topaz-reading-and-presentation-on-making-home-from-war-and-collecting-nisei-stories/
LOCATION:Albany Library\, 1247 Marin Avenue\, Albany\, 94706
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