Book Discussion Group: When the Emperor Was Divine

Please Join us for a Book Discussion about When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka



Wednesday, April 23
6:30 pm
Glen Park Program Room



Julie Otsuka's "When the Emperor Was Divine" tells the story of a middle class, Japanese American family living through World War II. When the father is arrested, the mother and her two children are forced to leave their Berkeley home and resettled in an internment camp. The point of view shifts to different members of the family throughout the story, allowing the reader to experience this extraordinary time in history from multiple perspectives.