The East Side Freedom Library invites you for a reading with David Mura from The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself
Followed by a conversation with David Mura and Shannon Gibney Thursday, April 27th at 7:00pm
**This is a hybrid event for virtual and in-person audiences. In-person registration is limited. Masks are required in the library.
David Mura’s newest book is The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives. His last book was A Stranger’s Journey: Race, Identity and Narrative Craft in Writing. His two memoirs are Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei, a NY Times Notable Book, and Where the Body Meets Memory: An Odyssey of Race, Sexuality and Identity.He co-edited the anthology of MN BIPOC writers, We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World. He co-produced, wrote and narrated Armed With Language, the Emmy winning PBS documentary on the Military Intelligence Service Japanese American soldiers who served in WWII.