Saturday July 27, 2020 (Originally concluded the NJAHS Annual Members Meeting 2020) A tribute to Peter Yamamoto, a poet and longtime NJAHS volunteer who passed away in 2018. This online presentation, which features poetry readings by Peter’s friends and family, commemorated the release of The Journey Continues, his final poetry book.
0:00 Intro by Jerry Waki
1:52 Rosalyn Tonai
5:22 Lina Hoshino – A Wind Is Blowing From Fukushima
7:21 Leon Sun – Here Is A Humbly Presented Extemporaneous Poem
10:21 Jeremy Chan – Dance
12:39 Genny Lim – Pinoy Jazz
15:02 Jerry Waki – Black Lives Matter
20:45 Judith Yamamoto and Francis Wong – To the People of America
24:08 Live Poetry Reading by Peter Yamamoto – Waves, December 2, 2017
The Journey Continues: Poems by Peter Yamamoto is available at the NJAHS Store here:
