San Mateo Library Book Talk w/ Joy Ma “The Deoliwallahs”
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Join author Joy Ma as she reads from her book The Deoliwallahs: The True Story of the 1962 Chinese-Indian Internment. Starting in 1962, India imprisoned around 3,000 Chinese-Indians in a camp in Deoli, Rajasthan, some for up to five years, purely because they “looked Chinese” during India’s war with China. This part of Indian history, wrapped in prejudice and fear, is almost totally forgotten today. Nearly six decades later, some survivors of that experience are starting to speak. Learn about the internment, its aftermath, and the impact of its silence up until now.
This author talk will take place via Zoom. Please register in advance to receive your invitation.
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Cost: FREE*
