A Conversation with Steve Fujimura on Sad Asian Music
Tuesday, November 29, 4 pm (Hybrid)
Join Steve Fujimura as he shares his debut book of poetry, Sad Asian Music and reflects on how writing helps navigate memory, loss and identity as a Sansei.
Sad Asian Music traces the social, cultural, and familial connections that form the everyday and extraordinary beauty of Japanese American lives. Fujimura filters popular culture and history, geopolitics and dreams, through the psyche and moral compass of a poet. This volume has heft and ballast, rooted as it is in reflections on white supremacy and the love that overcomes tragedy. –Amanda Mei Kim, writer
Steve Fujimura is a poet based in Berkeley, California. His writing engages with memory, history, loss, and family. His work can be found in New American Writing, Milvia Street Art & Literary Journal, Essential Truths: The Bay Area in Color, and other publications. He has participated in programs with The Community of Writers in CA, the Berkeley Poetry Festival, the Hweilan International Artist Workshop in Taiwan, and Kearny Street Workshop’s APAture festival. Steve earned an MA in creative writing at San Francisco State University. He is from San José, CA. 
Sad Asian Music will be on sale for $20. Steve Fujimura will be available to sign the book on Nov 29. The book can also be reserved for purchase and pick-up at J-Sei’s Holiday Marketplace on December 4th. The conversation will be moderated by Jonathan Hirabayashi. RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Sad Asian Music” in the subject line. Please indicate in-person or online.