Book Talk by Bradford Pearson "Resilience and Resistance in an American Concentration Camp"
Friday, November 18, 2022, 12:30 – 1:45pm
In collaboration with the History Department
The Nealis Program in Asian Studies
presents a Book Talk “Resilience and Resistance in an American Concentration Camp” By Bradford Pearson
Description: The Eagles of Heart Mountain is the true story of the greatest high-school football team in Wyoming state history—a group of incarcerated Japanese American teenagers during World War II. The book honors the resilience of extraordinary heroes and the power of sports in a sweeping and inspirational portrait of one of the darkest moments in American history.
Author's Bio: Bradford Pearson is an award-winning journalist whose work examines everything from magicians to Japanese American incarceration to his own kidnapping. He’s written for The New York Times, and Esquire, Time, and Men’s Health magazines, among many other publications. He is currently the features editor for Philadelphia magazine and a contributing writer for the New York Times’ Special Projects team. He is a recipient of the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Marshall Memorial Fellowship, which took him to Europe to study media on the continent. He grew up in Hyde Park, New York, and now lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children. The Eagles of Heart Mountain is his first book.
Event Formats On-Campus
Type of Event Academic
Area Filter Academic
Campus Location Hawk Hill Campus
Buildings Campion Student Center
Affiliate School College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
Target Audience All, All Students, Undergraduate Day Students
Room/Location President's Lounge CA 224
Contact Name Dr. Divya Balasubramaniam
Contact Email dbalasub@sju.edu
Contact Phone 6106601561
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