[Online Event] DMA and World Affairs Council – Daniel James Brown on “Facing the Mountain”
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Program presented by The Dallas Museum of Art Arts & Letter Live and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. Promotional support provided by JASDFW.
Daniel James Brown has collaborated with a nonprofit that preserves the oral histories of formerly interned Japanese Americans to produce Facing the Mountain, a heartbreaking and eye-opening account of four Japanese American families whose sons volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, deploying to the frontlines of Europe while their families were imprisoned at home. A tale of Americans “striving, resisting,” “laying down their lives, and enduring,” Facing the Mountain shines a light on the bravery and patriotism of a few young men during one of the darkest moments in American history.
Daniel James Brown is a narrative nonfiction author who has published three previous books that strive to bring historical events to life. He taught writing at San José State University. As a California native, he received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.A. from University of California, Los Angeles.