Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction
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| Dates: | Friday, March 23, 2012 - Friday, March 23, 2012 |
| Hours: | 6:30PM - 8:00PM |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Books & Poetry |
A bilingual evening of storytelling, creativity and outreach for Boston teens to support young people in Japan affected by and recovering from the March 2011 earthquake & tsunami disasters. Hosted by The Boston Children's Museum with support from Japan Society of Boston.Tomo, meaning “friend” in Japanese, is a collection of short stories and graphic art for readers age 12 and up, contributed by authors and artists from around the world, all of whom share a connection to Japan.
Editor Holly Thompson (a Massachusetts native), Boston’s own Tak Toyoshima (“Secret Asian Man”) & other contributors will share their stories and help museum guests write or draw their own letters of support to teens in the hardest hit areas of Japan.
Books will be available for purchase, and proceeds from sales go to the Japanese NPO Hope for Tomorrow (hope-tomorrow.jp).
For more information about the book, please visit: tomoanthology.blogspot.com
| COST | ↑ top |
$1.00 museum admission
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.japansocietyboston.org/tomo
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA, 02210 map
2nd Floor The Common.
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