This event is part of Honouliuli National Historic Site's 10th Anniversary Celebration.

As the granddaughter of a Japanese American civilian who was incarcerated at Sand Island and Honouliuli, Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson has long sought to better understand her grandfather's story. Although he died long before she was born, Sharon inherited the shells her grandfather had collected during his incarceration. Her newest children's book, SHELL SONG, shares the story his shells carried across generations to her. Sharon will discuss her family story, her grandmother's poems and autobiography, her retellings of her grandfather's experience, and reflections on visiting Honouliuli National Historic Site in person. Sharon will be in Hawai'i for in-person book events in September.