A discussion about Mary Lynn Bracht’s 2018 novel White Chrysanthemum and Second World War history in Asia.
Discuss Mary Lynn Bracht’s 2018 novel White Chrysanthemum and learn about the history behind the book in which hundreds of thousands of young girls and women in Asia were forced into systematized military brothels by the Japanese Imperial Army. Participants are welcome to make orange cranes and white chrysanthemum paper crafts after the discussion. Presented by McMaster chapter of ALPHA (Association for Learning and Preserving WWII History in Asia) Education, a non-profit whose mission is to promote peace and reconciliation through learning and critical understanding of the history of the Second World War in Asia.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Literary | General Interest | Arts & Culture |
Opened in May 1908, Barton Branch was first in the Hamilton Public Library system. The Branch occupied several permanent and temporary locations over the next 50 years, before it moved to its present location in November 1963. Barton Branch was most recently renovated in 2011.
